Journal article
Should the Gross Motor Function Classification System be used for children who do not have cerebral palsy?
Developmental medicine and child neurology, v 60(2), pp 147-154
Feb 2018
PMID: 29105760
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Abstract
This literature review addressed four questions. (1) In which populations other than cerebral palsy (CP) has the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) been applied? (2) In what types of study, and why was it used? (3) How was it modified to facilitate these applications? (4) What justifications and evidence of psychometric adequacy were used to support its application? A search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and Embase databases (January 1997 to April 2017) using the terms: 'GMFCS' OR 'Gross Motor Function Classification System' yielded 2499 articles. 118 met inclusion criteria and reported children/adults with 133 health conditions/clinical descriptions other than CP. Three broad GMFCS applications were observed: as a categorization tool, independent variable, or outcome measure. While the GMFCS is widely used for children with health conditions/clinical description other than CP, researchers rarely provided adequate justification for these uses. We offer recommendations for development/validation of other condition-specific classification systems and discuss the potential need for a generic gross motor function classification system.
The Gross Motor Function Classification System should not be used outside cerebral palsy or as an outcome measure. The authors provide recommendations for development and validation of condition-specific or generic classification systems.
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- Title
- Should the Gross Motor Function Classification System be used for children who do not have cerebral palsy?
- Creators
- Megan Towns - Toronto Rehabilitation InstitutePeter Rosenbaum - McMaster UniversityRobert Palisano - Drexel UniversityF Virginia Wright - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- Publication Details
- Developmental medicine and child neurology, v 60(2), pp 147-154
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000419975600012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85032916970
- Other Identifier
- 991019167864704721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pediatrics