scholarly journals Investigation of intraobserver reliability of the Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire in children with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mintaze Kerem Günel
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Intraobserver Reliability ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire ◽  
Functional Assessment Questionnaire

scholarly journals A Patient-Reported Measure of Locomotor Function Derived from the Functional Assessment Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H Schwartz ◽  
Nanette Aldahondo ◽  
Bruce MacWilliams
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
External Validity ◽  
System Level ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Locomotor Function ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire ◽  
Functional Assessment Questionnaire

Background Locomotor function is often impaired in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). Improving locomotor function is a common goal of treatment. The current gold standard for assessing locomotor function in CP is the gross motor function measure (GMFM-66). The GMFM-66 requires an in-person assessment by a trained clinician. It would be useful to have a measure of function that is like the GMFM-66 but can be assessed through patient report. Methods We queried the clinical databases of two motion analysis centers (Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare and Shriners Hospital - Salt Lake City) for individuals with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) who were 18 years old or younger and had undergone instrumented clinical gait analysis that included the functional assessment questionnaire (FAQ). We computed the transformed FAQ (FAQt) as the weighted sum of the skills an individual was able to perform, where the weighting was the difficulty of the skills. We assessed concurrent and external validity of the FAQt by comparing it to the GMFM-66. Results The FAQt exhibited strong concurrent and external validity. Linear regression showed that the GMFM-66 explained 54% of the variance in FAQt, and the linear fit was independent of center. The FAQt evolved with age in a manner similar to the GMFM-66, with higher functioning individuals, as measured by gross motor function classification system level, achieving higher levels of function at a higher rate and an earlier age compared to their lower functioning peers. The findings with respect to GMFM-66 did not depend on the center at which the data was acquired. Conclusions The FAQt demonstrates strong concurrent and external validity, making it a useful measure of locomotor function

scholarly journals Correlação entre qualidade de vida e morbidade do cuidador de idoso com acidente vascular encefálico

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 960-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilce Maria de Freitas Santos ◽  
Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire ◽  
Functional Assessment Questionnaire

Este estudo objetivou descrever as características sociodemográficas e a qualidade de vida dos cuidadores de idosos com histórico de acidente vascular cerebral e correlacionar o número de morbidades com os escores de qualidade de vida do cuidador. Inquérito domiciliar transversal que entrevistou cuidadores de idosos utilizando-se de instrumentos: semi-estruturado; World Health Organization Quality of Life-abreviado e Brazilian Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire. Foi realizada análise descritiva e correlação de Pearson (p<0,05). Prevaleceu o sexo feminino (93,5%), idade média de 55,4±14,17 anos, casados ou moram com companheiro (58,7%), com 4| - 8 anos de estudo (28,3%) e renda de 1 salário mínimo (34,8%). O maior escore de qualidade de vida foi no domínio relações sociais (67,57) e, menor no meio ambiente (54,82). O maior número de morbidades do cuidador correlacionou-se com menores escores em todos os domínios de qualidade de vida.

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