The reliability and validity of a research-grade pedometer for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Abstract:

AIM:The aim of this study was to determine the reliability, validity, and optimal placement of pedometers in children with cerebral palsy (CP) who ambulate without aids. METHOD:Seventeen participants aged 7 to 17 years with CP (eight males, nine females; mean age 12y 4mo; SD 3y 2mo), who could ambulate without aids, wore four New Lifestyles pedometers (NL-1000) on an elasticized waist belt. Fourteen participants had hemiplegia, two diplegia, and one triplegia; all were classified in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I (n=8) or II (n=9). Participants completed 3-minute walking and running trials around an indoor course and were videotaped to verify the actual number of steps taken during each trial. Inter-pedometer reliability was determined by comparing pedometer readings using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Validity was determined by comparing pedometer step counts with video step counts using ICC, t-tests, and Bland-Altman plots. Optimal pedometer placement was determined using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests to compare the percentage error for pedometers positioned on the dominant and non-dominant hips. RESULTS:Excellent reliability (ICC 0.88-0.99) and validity (ICC 0.78-0.95) were demonstrated with no significant difference between the video step counts and pedometer step counts. There was no significant difference between the step counts recorded by pedometers on the dominant and non-dominant hips. INTERPRETATION:This study showed that NL-1000 pedometers have a high degree of reliability and validity in ambulant children with CP in controlled conditions.

journal_name

Dev Med Child Neurol

authors

Maher C,Kenyon A,McEvoy M,Sprod J

doi

10.1111/dmcn.12181

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-09-01 00:00:00

pages

827-33

issue

9

eissn

0012-1622

issn

1469-8749

journal_volume

55

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities in children with cerebellar malformations.

    abstract:AIM:Advances in perinatal care and neuroimaging techniques have increased the detection of cerebellar malformations (CBMs) in the fetus and young infant. As a result, this has necessitated a greater understanding of the neurodevelopmental consequences of CBMs on child development. The aim of this study was to delineate...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03929.x

    authors: Bolduc ME,Du Plessis AJ,Sullivan N,Khwaja OS,Zhang X,Barnes K,Robertson RL,Limperopoulos C

    更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00

  • Long-term muscle changes after hamstring lengthening in children with bilateral cerebral palsy.

    abstract:AIM:To evaluate short-term (1y postoperatively; E1) and long-term (at least 4y postoperatively; E2) changes in hamstring muscle-tendon length (MTL) and lengthening velocity after hamstring lengthening in children with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Three-dimensional gait analysis was performed in 19 children (1...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.14097

    authors: Salami F,Brosa J,Van Drongelen S,Klotz MCM,Dreher T,Wolf SI,Thielen M

    更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00

  • Multiple sclerosis in childhood: contribution of serial MRI to earlier diagnosis.

    abstract::The authors report six children (five girls, one boy) aged 11 to 13 years, of whom four had clinically definite multiple sclerosis (MS) and two had laboratory-supported definite MS. All had brain white matter abnormalities indicative of MS. In three cases, positive findings on the first MRI contributed significantly t...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb08480.x

    authors: Millner MM,Ebner F,Justich E,Urban C

    更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00

  • Unilateral cerebral palsy: a population-based study of gait and motor function.

    abstract:AIM:To investigate the spectrum and relationships between gait patterns and motor function in a population-based cross study of children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Children identified with unilateral CP born in Victoria, Australia, from 1990 to 1992 were eligible to participate. Characteristics were r...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03878.x

    authors: Dobson F,Morris ME,Baker R,Graham HK

    更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00

  • Cerebral blood-flow velocity and intermittent intracranial pressure elevation during sleep in hydrocephalic children.

    abstract::The clinical importance of intermittent intracranial pressure (ICP) elevations during sleep in hydrocephalic children is unclear. Eight studies of continuous ICP monitoring with simultaneous cerebral blood-flow velocity (CBFV) measurements were recorded during sleep in seven hydrocephalic children aged between one and...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1992.tb11503.x

    authors: Goh D,Minns RA,Pye SD,Steers AJ

    更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00

  • Development of postural adjustments during reaching in infants at risk for cerebral palsy from 4 to 18 months.

    abstract:AIM:To investigate postural adjustments during reaching in infants at high risk for cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Observational cohort study in which 25 infants at high risk (11 males, 14 females) and 11 infants with typical development (six males, five females) were assessed at 4, 6, and 18 months corrected age. Reachi...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.12699

    authors: Van Balen LC,Dijkstra LJ,Bos AF,Van Den Heuvel ER,Hadders-Algra M

    更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00

  • Attention deficits and autistic spectrum problems in children exposed to alcohol during gestation: a follow-up study.

    abstract::Children born to mothers who had abused alcohol throughout pregnancy had severe behavioural and intellectual problems which remained at age 11 to 14 years. Of 24 children examined, 10 had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without developmental coordination disorder, two had Asperger syndrome, and...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07493.x

    authors: Aronson M,Hagberg B,Gillberg C

    更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00

  • Validity and reproducibility of a new diagnostic motor performance test in children with suspected myopathy.

    abstract::To spare more children from painful muscle biopsy, a new non-invasive diagnostic motor performance test is undergoing development. Fifteen functional items were used to measure muscle strength and muscle endurance in 68 patients (47 males, 21 females; mean age 7y 8mo, SD 2y 2mo; range 4 to 11y), who had been referred ...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1017/S0012162206000065

    authors: van den Beld WA,van der Sanden GA,Sengers RC,Verbeek AL,Gabreëls FJ

    更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00

  • Unusual dyskinesia complicating cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

    abstract::Four infants developed dyskinesia after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery three to four days postoperatively. The dyskinesia was choreoathetotic, and involved mainly the mouth, tongue and face. It was absent during sleep. Three of these infants improved over periods of several weeks, but one infant remained dyskinetic on...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1993.tb11701.x

    authors: Huntley DT,al-Mateen M,Menkes JH

    更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00

  • Severe memory impairment in a child with bihippocampal injury after status epilepticus.

    abstract::Epilepsy may contribute to memory deficits in children, but these deficits are generally mild. We describe the neuropsychological profile of a female who had prolonged status epilepticus at 5 years of age, and then developed temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging 1 month after the onset of status epi...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1017/S0012162206000478

    authors: Jambaqué I,Hertz-Pannier L,Mikaeloff Y,Martins S,Peudenier S,Dulac O,Chiron C

    更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00

  • 'Power in Mobility': parent and therapist perspectives of the experiences of children learning to use powered mobility.

    abstract:AIM:The aim of this study was to gain insights, from the perspectives of both parents and pediatric therapists, into the experiences of children learning to use a power mobility device. METHOD:The purposive sample included 33 participants: 14 parents of children who were learning, or had learned, to use a power mobili...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.13906

    authors: Kenyon LK,Mortenson WB,Miller WC

    更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00

  • Visually impaired children and haptic intelligence test scores: intelligence test for visually impaired children (ITVIC).

    abstract::This paper reports the results of verbal and haptic intelligence tests for the whole population of the visually impaired, braille-educated Dutch children and Dutch-speaking children in Belgium. The scores of children with and without usable vision generally confirmed expectations. Children with usable vision had highe...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1993.tb11678.x

    authors: Dekker R

    更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00

  • Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children with cerebral palsy: high prevalence rates in a population-based study.

    abstract:AIM:To assess a total population of school-age children with cerebral palsy (CP) for autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with a view to determining their prevalence and to relate findings to motor function, intellectual disability, and other associated impairments. METHOD:Of 264 children, born b...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.14736

    authors: Påhlman M,Gillberg C,Himmelmann K

    更新日期:2020-11-18 00:00:00

  • Speech and language interventions for infants aged 0 to 2 years at high risk for cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

    abstract:AIM:We evaluated the level of evidence of speech, language, and communication interventions for infants at high-risk for, or with a diagnosis of, cerebral palsy (CP) from 0 to 2 years old. METHOD:We performed a systematic review of relevant terms. Articles were evaluated based on the level of methodological quality an...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.13342

    authors: Chorna O,Hamm E,Cummings C,Fetters A,Maitre NL

    更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00

  • Cerebral palsy and assisted reproductive technologies: a case-control study.

    abstract:AIM:To determine whether assisted reproductive technologies (ART) were more likely to be the method of conception in singletons with cerebral palsy (CP) than in those without CP. METHOD:Singletons with CP born between 1991 and 2004 were selected from the Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register and matched for birth year to ...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03556.x

    authors: Reid SM,Jaques AM,Susanto C,Breheny S,Reddihough DS,Halliday J

    更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00

  • Early magnetic resonance imaging to detect presymptomatic leptomeningeal angioma in children with suspected Sturge-Weber syndrome.

    abstract:AIM:We aimed to evaluate the contribution of early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the presymptomatic diagnosis of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) in infants with a facial port-wine birthmark (PWB). METHOD:Asymptomatic infants with a facial PWB who performed a first MRI scan before 3 months and a second MRI scan afte...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.14253

    authors: Bar C,Pedespan JM,Boccara O,Garcelon N,Levy R,Grévent D,Boddaert N,Nabbout R

    更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00

  • Erythropoietin: a novel therapy for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy?

    abstract::Perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) occurs in 1 to 3 per 1000 term births. HIE is not preventable in most cases, and therapies are limited. Hypothermia improves outcomes and is the current standard of care. Yet, clinical trials suggest that 44-53% of infants who receive hypothermia will die or suffer mode...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.12730

    authors: Wu YW,Gonzalez FF

    更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00

  • Use of intrathecal baclofen therapy in ambulant children and adolescents with spasticity and dystonia of cerebral origin: a systematic review.

    abstract:AIM:Studies on the use of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) for ambulant adults with spasticity and/or dystonia of cerebral origin are scarce, and are even more limited for children and adolescents. This systematic review investigates the use of ITB to improve walking, transfer ability, and gross motor activities in ambulant ...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03992.x

    authors: Pin TW,McCartney L,Lewis J,Waugh MC

    更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00

  • Tactile sensory abilities in cerebral palsy: deficits in roughness and object discrimination.

    abstract::Motor deficits in cerebral palsy (CP) have been well documented; however, associated sensory impairment in CP remains poorly understood. We examined tactile object recognition in the hands using geometric shapes, common objects, and capital letters. Discrimination of tactile roughness was tested using paired horizonta...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03105.x

    authors: Wingert JR,Burton H,Sinclair RJ,Brunstrom JE,Damiano DL

    更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00

  • Cutaneomuscular reflexes recorded from the first dorsal interosseous muscle of children with cerebral palsy.

    abstract::Cutaneomuscular reflexes were recorded from the first dorsal interosseous muscles of 21 children with spastic cerebral palsy. The reflex responses in children with cerebral palsy were consistent with dysfunction of the pyramidal system, but differed from those seen in adults with central nervous lesions. This provides...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1991.tb14919.x

    authors: Evans AL,Harrison LM,Stephens JA

    更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00

  • Uncommon syndromes of cerebellar vermis aplasia. II: Tecto-cerebellar dysraphia with occipital encephalocele.

    abstract::Two new cases are reported of a rare syndrome of malformation consisting of occiptal encephalocele, aplasia of the vermis and deformity of the tectum. Less consistent components are aplasia of mammillary bodies, fusion of thalami, anomalies of cerebral gyral patterns, bifid atlas or bifid occipital squame, elevation o...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1978.tb15308.x

    authors: Friede RL

    更新日期:1978-12-01 00:00:00

  • The development of emotion and empathy skills after childhood brain injury.

    abstract::Lasting socio-emotional behaviour difficulties are common among children who have suffered brain injuries. A proportion of difficulties may be attributed to impaired cognitive and/or executive skills after injury. A recent and rapidly accruing body of literature indicates that deficits in recognizing and responding to...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03219.x

    authors: Tonks J,Slater A,Frampton I,Wall SE,Yates P,Williams WH

    更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00

  • Longitudinal assessment of bone growth and development in a facility-based population of young adults with cerebral palsy.

    abstract:AIM:Osteoporosis is a significant clinical problem in persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP), causing fractures with minimal trauma. Over the past decade, most studies examining osteoporosis and CP have been cross-sectional in nature, focused exclusively on children and adolescents and only involving one e...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.12790

    authors: Grossberg R,Blackford MG,Kecskemethy HH,Henderson R,Reed MD

    更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00

  • Hereditary sensory neuropathy type II without trophic changes.

    abstract::Three cases with sensory peripheral neuropathies are reported. Case 1 presented with scoliosis, and cases 2 and 3 presented with abnormal gait. None had trophic limb changes, evidence of weakness, or a tendency to self-mutilation and each had normal motor studies on neurophysiological testing. Sural nerve biopsies sho...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1990.tb16915.x

    authors: Bye AM,Baker WD,Pollard J,Wise G

    更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00

  • Early onset calpainopathy with normal non-functional calpain 3 level.

    abstract::Limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A (LGMD2A), caused by calpain 3 deficiency, is currently diagnosed through the immunodetection of muscle protein by Western blot (WB) analysis . However, WB may provide normal results in patients with LGMD2A. The case of a female (3y 6mo of age) is described. She was found to be affecte...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1017/S001216220600065X

    authors: Lanzillo R,Aurino S,Fanin M,Aguennoz M,Vitale F,Fiorillo C,Del Giudice E,Nigro V,Santoro L

    更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00

  • Children with blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity: a population-based study. Perinatal data, neurological and ophthalmological outcome.

    abstract::A population-based group of 27 children with total blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), born in Sweden from 1980 to 1990, was examined. They constituted all but two of the total of 29 children with total blindness due to ROP known to the national register of visually impaired children when reviewed from ...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb15439.x

    authors: Jacobson L,Fernell E,Broberger U,Ek U,Gillberg C

    更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00

  • The Quality Function Measure: reliability and discriminant validity of a new measure of quality of gross motor movement in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

    abstract:AIM:Optimizing movement quality is a common rehabilitation goal for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The new Quality Function Measure (QFM)--a revision of the Gross Motor Performance Measure (GMPM)--evaluates five attributes: Alignment, Co-ordination, Dissociated movement, Stability, and Weight-shift, for the Gross M...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.12453

    authors: Wright FV,Rosenbaum P,Fehlings D,Mesterman R,Breuer U,Kim M

    更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00

  • Long-term outcomes of children with drug-resistant epilepsy across multiple cognitive domains.

    abstract:AIM:To simultaneously evaluate long-term outcomes of children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) across multiple cognitive domains and compare the characteristics of participants sharing a similar cognitive profile. METHOD:Participants were adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with DRE in childhood, who compl...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.14815

    authors: Puka K,Smith ML

    更新日期:2021-01-26 00:00:00

  • Demographic and modifiable factors associated with knee contracture in children with cerebral palsy.

    abstract:AIM:To identify the prevalence of knee contracture and its association with gross motor function, age, sex, spasticity, and muscle length in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD:Cross-sectional data for passive knee extension were analysed in 3 045 children with CP (1 756 males, 1 289 females; mean age 8y 1mo [SD...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.13659

    authors: Cloodt E,Rosenblad A,Rodby-Bousquet E

    更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00

  • Sucking behaviour in infants born preterm and developmental outcomes at primary school age.

    abstract:AIM:To determine the association between sucking in infants born preterm and developmental outcomes at 5 years. METHOD:Thirty-four infants were included (mean gestational age 30wks 4d, mean birthweight 1407g). The Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale was used longitudinally from 37 to 50 weeks postmenstrual age. At 5 ...

    journal_title:Developmental medicine and child neurology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1111/dmcn.13438

    authors: Wolthuis-Stigter MI,Da Costa SP,Bos AF,Krijnen WP,Van Der Schans CP,Luinge MR

    更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00