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Accuracy of activity monitors for measuring walking activity in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
A BODKIN,
A GERK,
R PIMENTEL,
Z PAN,
J CAROLLO,
F CHANG,
H GRISSOM,
E DELSOLE,
M CHU,
D GODFRIED,
M KARAMITOPOULOS,
S BHATTACHARYYA,
A CHU
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/dmcn.08_13512
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , ambulatory , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy
to excellent for both the Full-BESTest (Smallest Detectable Change 2% to 6%) and the Mini-BESTest (Smallest Detectable Change 5% to 10%) relative to total test scores. Conclusions/Significance: Both the Full-BESTest and MiniBESTest can discriminate postural control abilities within and between days in school-aged children. The Full-BESTest has slightly better reproducibility and a broader range of items, which suggests it could be the most useful version for treatment planning. A few minor modifications are recommended to improve reproducibility for children. We propose this slightly modified version to be named the Kids-BESTest. Future psychometric research is recommended for specific pediatrics clinical populations.