Functioning of young patients with cerebral palsy: Rasch analysis of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory computer adaptive test daily activity and mobility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with cerebral palsy experience limitations in performing activities of daily living. Rehabilitation practitioners seek valid instruments to measure changes in the performance of those activities. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) is a new tool to assess functioning in children and youth with various health conditions. Its validity needs to be evaluated in a way that is consistent with the theoretical model on which it was based. We aimed to evaluate the fit of daily activity and mobility items and children with CP to the Rasch model and to compare the performance in daily activities and mobility of older children, adolescents, and young adults with CP based on manual function and gross motor function limitations.

SUBMITTER: Amaral MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7672984 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature