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De Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): een onderzoek naar de responsiviteit van de Nederlandse vertaling.
Veenhof, C., Ketelaar, M., Petegem-van Beek, E. van, Vermeer, A. De Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): een onderzoek naar de responsiviteit van de Nederlandse vertaling. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Fysiotherapie: 2003, 113(2), 36-41
This article is about the psychometric characteristics of the Dutch translation of the Gross Motor Function Measure
(GMFM). It describes the responsiveness to change. The article "Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): a reliability
study of the Dutch translation" focuses on the reliability of the GMFM. Aim: To evaluate the validity of the Dutch translation of the GMFM. The GMFM is a criterion-referenced instrument constructed to evaluate the development of motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. The instrument establisches changes over time in fundamental gross motor skills. The GMFM can be of great value for the evaluation of physiotherapeutic interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Methods. The study included 150 childen, divided in three groups (children with cerebral palsy, children with acute brain injury, and children without motor disabilities). Physiotherapists used the GMFM to assess the children on two occasions, the second after an interval of five months. Parents and therapists independently rated the children's
function one or two days before each assesment, and a sample of paired assessment was videotaped for 'blind' evaluation by therapists. Results: Correlations between scores for change on this measure and the judgement of the "blind' evaluators indicated that the Dutch translation of the GMFM is responsive to both negative and positive changes (r= 0.60, - 0.85). Conclusion: The Dutch translation of the GMFM can be used to measure changes in fundamental gross motor skills over time in children with cerebral palsy. The test also can be used to evaluate physiotherapeutic interventions for these children. (aut. ref.)
(GMFM). It describes the responsiveness to change. The article "Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): a reliability
study of the Dutch translation" focuses on the reliability of the GMFM. Aim: To evaluate the validity of the Dutch translation of the GMFM. The GMFM is a criterion-referenced instrument constructed to evaluate the development of motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. The instrument establisches changes over time in fundamental gross motor skills. The GMFM can be of great value for the evaluation of physiotherapeutic interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Methods. The study included 150 childen, divided in three groups (children with cerebral palsy, children with acute brain injury, and children without motor disabilities). Physiotherapists used the GMFM to assess the children on two occasions, the second after an interval of five months. Parents and therapists independently rated the children's
function one or two days before each assesment, and a sample of paired assessment was videotaped for 'blind' evaluation by therapists. Results: Correlations between scores for change on this measure and the judgement of the "blind' evaluators indicated that the Dutch translation of the GMFM is responsive to both negative and positive changes (r= 0.60, - 0.85). Conclusion: The Dutch translation of the GMFM can be used to measure changes in fundamental gross motor skills over time in children with cerebral palsy. The test also can be used to evaluate physiotherapeutic interventions for these children. (aut. ref.)
This article is about the psychometric characteristics of the Dutch translation of the Gross Motor Function Measure
(GMFM). It describes the responsiveness to change. The article "Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): a reliability
study of the Dutch translation" focuses on the reliability of the GMFM. Aim: To evaluate the validity of the Dutch translation of the GMFM. The GMFM is a criterion-referenced instrument constructed to evaluate the development of motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. The instrument establisches changes over time in fundamental gross motor skills. The GMFM can be of great value for the evaluation of physiotherapeutic interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Methods. The study included 150 childen, divided in three groups (children with cerebral palsy, children with acute brain injury, and children without motor disabilities). Physiotherapists used the GMFM to assess the children on two occasions, the second after an interval of five months. Parents and therapists independently rated the children's
function one or two days before each assesment, and a sample of paired assessment was videotaped for 'blind' evaluation by therapists. Results: Correlations between scores for change on this measure and the judgement of the "blind' evaluators indicated that the Dutch translation of the GMFM is responsive to both negative and positive changes (r= 0.60, - 0.85). Conclusion: The Dutch translation of the GMFM can be used to measure changes in fundamental gross motor skills over time in children with cerebral palsy. The test also can be used to evaluate physiotherapeutic interventions for these children. (aut. ref.)
(GMFM). It describes the responsiveness to change. The article "Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM): a reliability
study of the Dutch translation" focuses on the reliability of the GMFM. Aim: To evaluate the validity of the Dutch translation of the GMFM. The GMFM is a criterion-referenced instrument constructed to evaluate the development of motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. The instrument establisches changes over time in fundamental gross motor skills. The GMFM can be of great value for the evaluation of physiotherapeutic interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Methods. The study included 150 childen, divided in three groups (children with cerebral palsy, children with acute brain injury, and children without motor disabilities). Physiotherapists used the GMFM to assess the children on two occasions, the second after an interval of five months. Parents and therapists independently rated the children's
function one or two days before each assesment, and a sample of paired assessment was videotaped for 'blind' evaluation by therapists. Results: Correlations between scores for change on this measure and the judgement of the "blind' evaluators indicated that the Dutch translation of the GMFM is responsive to both negative and positive changes (r= 0.60, - 0.85). Conclusion: The Dutch translation of the GMFM can be used to measure changes in fundamental gross motor skills over time in children with cerebral palsy. The test also can be used to evaluate physiotherapeutic interventions for these children. (aut. ref.)