Agreement between parents and clinicians for the motor functional classification systems of children with cerebral palsy.

MUTLU A., KARA O. K., GUNEL M., KARAHAN S., LİVANELİOĞLU A.

Disability and rehabilitation, vol.33, no.11, pp.927-32, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/09638288.2010.514645
  • Journal Name: Disability and rehabilitation
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.927-32
  • Keywords: Cerebral palsy, parent, Gross Motor Functional Classification Systems, Manual Ability Classification System, MANUAL ABILITY, RELIABILITY, STABILITY, VALIDITY, MACS
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose. This study aimed to evaluate whether parental ratings of expanded and revised Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS E&R) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) had agreement with clinicians' ratings when classifying children with CP to these two well-known classifications of motor functioning and hereby to evaluate intertester reliability of the classification systems between clinicians and parents.