| Abstrakt: |
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of disability in early childhood. To assess the child’s functional capabilities, namely structure and function, activity and participation, and environmental factors, specialists of a multidisciplinary team are involved, who use standardized assessment tools during the initial examination of the patient. This makes it possible to objectify the degree of limitation of the child’s vital activity and more correctly determine the qualificator for each category of The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY), to formulate further goals of rehabilitation and intervention. In recent years, many studies have been conducted on the development and implementation of new standardized scales and their introduction into practical medicine, as well as their cultural and linguistic validation into Ukrainian. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to analyze the available standardized scales over the past 10 years that can be recommended for assessing the functional capabilities of a child with cerebral palsy in Ukraine. The study revealed that there are many different assessment tools that cover almost all dimensions of ICF. The main scales used when working with a child with cerebral palsy include Goniometry, Tardieu and Ashworth Spasticity Scale, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Motor Activities Classification System (MACS), The Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF), Visual Function Classification System (VFCS), Communication Function Classification System (CFCS), Eating and Drinking Classification System (EDACS), and the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI). The right choice of assessment tool will allow you to see the child with all his or her abilities and problems, and at the same time, as a whole person, to develop an individual rehabilitation program, considering the factors of the environment in which the child grows up. It is important to use different assessment tools that will complement each other depending on the rehabilitation goals and the patient’s capabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
