Gross motor function measure (GMFM-66 & GMFM-88) user's manual /

The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) is a clinical assessment tool developed to evaluate motor function, and change in the function over time, in children and youth with cerebral palsy (CP).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Russell, Dianne J., Hart, Hilary M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [London] : Mac Keith Press, 2013.
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Clinics in developmental medicine.
Temas:
Cerebral palsied children.
Motor ability in children.
Cerebral palsy.
Motor ability.
Children.
Cerebral Palsy
Motor Skills
Child
Enfants infirmes moteurs cérébraux.
Activité motrice chez l'enfant.
Infirmité motrice cérébrale.
Activité motrice.
Enfants.
children (people by age group)
MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Motor ability
Children
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsied children
Motor ability in children
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""CONTENTS""; ""AUTHORSâ€? APPOINTMENTS""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THEFIRST EDITION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""DISCLAIMER""; ""1 OVERVIEW OF THE GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE (GMFM)""; ""What is the GMFM?""; ""Which version of the GMFM should I use?""; ""How is the GMFM administered?""; ""Who is the GMFM appropriate for?""; ""How is the GMFM scored?""; ""How long does it take?""; ""Where should it be administered?""; ""What equipment is needed to administer the GMFM?""
  • What qualifications are required to administer and score the GMFM?2 CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Measuring gross motor function
  • Summary
  • 3 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATIONOF THE GMFM-88
  • Test construction
  • Validity of the GMFM
  • Face validity
  • Validation of responsiveness
  • Additional evidence of responsiveness
  • Clinical characteristics of stable and responsive groups
  • Determining a clinically important change
  • Reliability
  • Expanding the 85-item GMFM to GMFM-88
  • Summary
  • 4 DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATIONOF THE GMFM-66
  • Rationale for applying Rasch analysis to the GMFM-88Objectives of Rasch analysis of the GMFM-88
  • Background to Rasch analysis and item response theory
  • Determining item difficulty and child ability
  • Goodness-of-fit statistics
  • Available Rasch models
  • Assumptions of the Rasch model
  • Application of Rasch analysis to the GMFM
  • Method of scoring
  • Reliability of the GMFM-66
  • Validity of the GMFM-66
  • Current perspectives on the GMFM-66
  • Summary
  • 5 GMFM-66: TWO SHORT FORMSOF ADMINISTRATION
  • ""Rationale for developing alternative scoring methods""""A: Item set approach (GMFM-66-IS)""; ""B: Basalâ€?ceiling approach (GMFM-66-B & C)""; ""Validation of the abbreviated measures""; ""Comparison of the abbreviated measures""; ""Recommendations for use""; ""Limitations of the comparative study""; ""Further work""; ""6 PART 1: ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING GUIDELINES FORGMFM-88 AND GMFM-66""; ""Introduction""; ""Overview""; ""Examiner qualifications""; ""Time required""; ""General administration guidelines""; ""Factors that may interfere with the validity of the scores""
  • Specific scoring administration guidelines for children with CPAdministering and scoring the GMFM-88 with children with Down syndrome
  • 6 PART 2: GMFM-88 AND GMFM-66ITEM SCORING GUIDELINES
  • LYING AND ROLLING
  • SITTING
  • CRAWLING AND KNEELING
  • STANDING
  • WALKING, RUNNING AND JUMPING
  • 7 INTERPRETATION AND USES OF THE GMFM-88 AND GMFM-66
  • Colleen
  • How to decide whether to use the GMFM-88 or the GMFM-66
  • Administering and scoring the GMFM-88
  • Interpreting scores from the GMFM-88
  • Administering and scoring the GMFM-66

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