Construct validity and responsiveness of Movakic: An instrument for the evaluation of motor abilities in children with severe multiple disabilities
| Autor: | Sonja M. Mensch, Heleen M. Evenhuis, Michael A. Echteld, Eugene Rameckers |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Revalidatiegeneeskunde, RS: FHML non-thematic output, RS: CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, RS: CAPHRI - R3 - Functioning, Participating and Rehabilitation, General Practice |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Multiple disabilities Motor abilities Audiology Severity of Illness Index Validity Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences Disability Evaluation 0302 clinical medicine Intellectual Disability Developmental and Educational Psychology Content validity medicine Cognitive development Humans Prospective Studies Cerebral palsy GMFCS IV-V Child Reliability (statistics) Netherlands Cerebral Palsy Movakic Severe multiple disabilities Construct validity Reproducibility of Results Level iv Mean age Gross Motor Function Classification System Evaluative instrument Clinical Psychology Motor Skills Child Preschool Physical therapy Female 0305 other medical science Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Research in Developmental Disabilities, 59, 194-201. Elsevier Science Research in Developmental Disabilities, 59, 194-201. Elsevier Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1873-3379 0891-4222 |
| Popis: | Movakic is a newly developed instrument for measurement of motor abilities in children with severe multiple disabilities, with a satisfactory feasibility and content validity and good inter-observer and test-retest reliability. The objective of this study was to investigate its construct validity and responsiveness to change. Sixty children with severe multiple disabilities (mean age 7.7 years, range 2–16) were measured using Movakic six times during 18 months. Construct validity was assessed by correlating Movakic scores with expert judgment. In order to assess responsiveness, scores during 3-months intervals were compared (mean score-changes and intraclass correlations) during which some children experienced meaningful events influencing motor abilities and during which others experienced no such event. Forty-five percent of children had a lower cognitive development level than 6-month, 52% had Gross Motor Function Classification System level V and 37% had level IV. For 27 children all measurements were completed, six children dropped out. Construct validity was good ( r = 0.50–0.71). Responsiveness was demonstrated by significantly larger score changes after events than when such events did not occur. Movakic is a valid instrument for measuring motor abilities in children with severe multiple disabilities. Results suggest responsiveness to change in motor abilities after meaningful events. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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