The objective of this thesis was to evaluate the construct validity, the inter-rater reliability and the prognostic potential of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). The analysis was carried out in a cohort of 111 children with cerebral palsy who participated in the HBO Study for children with cerebral palsy; a randomized multicentre clinical trial. Construct validity was examined by correlating the results from the GMFCS with that of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and the JEBSEN test of hand function. The inter-rater reliability of the GMFCS was explored by comparing the GMFCS values calculated by one therapist, using the HBO Study pre-trial patient charts, with those of another physical therapist who was blinded to the initial scores done earlier on the same records, and who was well-versed in the GMFCS. The prognostic properties of the GMFCS were examined by comparing, within each of the GMFCS levels, the mean change over time, for the GMFM, the PEDI, and the JEBSEN.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.80871 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Salib, Sherif |
| Contributors | Collet, J. P. (advisor), Boivin, J. F. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002031518, proquestno: AAIMQ98736, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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