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Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy

The Obstacles and Curb tests are timed walking assessments that have emerged from the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Profile and have been modified for children; however, their psychometric properties have not been adequately investigated. The aim of this research was to examine the psycho...

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Autores principales: Algabbani, Maha F., Almass, Banan A., Shaheen, Afaf A. M., Alhusaini, Adel, Almurdi, Muneera M., Alqabbani, Samiah
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Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37042182
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000575
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author Algabbani, Maha F.
Almass, Banan A.
Shaheen, Afaf A. M.
Alhusaini, Adel
Almurdi, Muneera M.
Alqabbani, Samiah
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Almass, Banan A.
Shaheen, Afaf A. M.
Alhusaini, Adel
Almurdi, Muneera M.
Alqabbani, Samiah
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description The Obstacles and Curb tests are timed walking assessments that have emerged from the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Profile and have been modified for children; however, their psychometric properties have not been adequately investigated. The aim of this research was to examine the psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests for children with cerebral palsy (CP). This cross-sectional study included 68 children aged 6–12 years; there were 34 children with CP and 34 age- and sex-matched typically developing children. Validity was examined by correlation with the 10-m Walk Test (10-MWT), Modified Time Up and Go test (mTUG), and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS). Differences in the Obstacle and Curb test scores were calculated between children with CP and typically developing children and within different Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. Children with CP completed the tests twice within a 30-min interval in the same session. The tests showed significant strong to very strong correlations with the 10-MWT, mTUG, and PBS. The within-session reliability was excellent, typically developing children were significantly faster than children with CP with high sensitivity and specificity, and the time differed significantly within the GMFCS level. Thus, the Obstacles and Curb tests can be considered valid, reliable, and sensitive walking tests for ambulatory children with CP.
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spelling pubmed-101556812023-05-04 Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy Algabbani, Maha F. Almass, Banan A. Shaheen, Afaf A. M. Alhusaini, Adel Almurdi, Muneera M. Alqabbani, Samiah Int J Rehabil Res Original Articles The Obstacles and Curb tests are timed walking assessments that have emerged from the Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Profile and have been modified for children; however, their psychometric properties have not been adequately investigated. The aim of this research was to examine the psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests for children with cerebral palsy (CP). This cross-sectional study included 68 children aged 6–12 years; there were 34 children with CP and 34 age- and sex-matched typically developing children. Validity was examined by correlation with the 10-m Walk Test (10-MWT), Modified Time Up and Go test (mTUG), and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS). Differences in the Obstacle and Curb test scores were calculated between children with CP and typically developing children and within different Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. Children with CP completed the tests twice within a 30-min interval in the same session. The tests showed significant strong to very strong correlations with the 10-MWT, mTUG, and PBS. The within-session reliability was excellent, typically developing children were significantly faster than children with CP with high sensitivity and specificity, and the time differed significantly within the GMFCS level. Thus, the Obstacles and Curb tests can be considered valid, reliable, and sensitive walking tests for ambulatory children with CP. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-06 2023-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10155681/ /pubmed/37042182 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000575 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Algabbani, Maha F.
Almass, Banan A.
Shaheen, Afaf A. M.
Alhusaini, Adel
Almurdi, Muneera M.
Alqabbani, Samiah
Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title_full Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title_fullStr Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title_short Psychometric properties of the Obstacles and Curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
title_sort psychometric properties of the obstacles and curb tests and their discriminative ability across functional levels in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37042182
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000575
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