Journal article
Validity of the OMNI rating of perceived exertion scale for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Developmental medicine and child neurology, v 57(8), pp 748-753
Aug 2015
PMID: 25627218
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Abstract
This study evaluated the validity of the OMNI Walk/Run Rating of Perceived Exertion (OMNI-RPE) scores with heart rate and oxygen consumption (VO₂) for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).
Children and adolescents with CP, aged 6 to 18 years and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III completed a physical activity protocol with seven trials ranging in intensity from sedentary to moderate-to-vigorous. VO₂ and heart rate were recorded during the physical activity trials using a portable indirect calorimeter and heart rate monitor. Participants reported OMNI-RPE scores for each trial. Concurrent validity was assessed by calculating the average within-subject correlation between OMNI-RPE ratings and the two physiological indices.
For the correlational analyses, 48 participants (22 males, 26 females; age 12y 6mo, SD 3y 4mo) had valid bivariate data for VO₂ and OMNI-RPE, while 40 participants (21 males, 19 females; age 12y 5mo, SD 2y 9mo) had valid bivariate data for heart rate and OMNI-RPE. VO₂ (r=0.80; 95% CI 0.66-0.88) and heart rate (r=0.83; 95% CI 0.70-0.91) were moderately to highly correlated to OMNI-RPE scores. No difference was found for the correlation of physiological data and OMNI-RPE scores across the three GMFCS levels. The OMNI-RPE scores increased significantly in a dose-response manner (F(6,258) =116.1, p<0.001) as exercise intensity increased from sedentary to moderate-to-vigorous.
OMNI-RPE is a clinically feasible option to monitor exercise intensity in ambulatory children and adolescents with CP.
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- Title
- Validity of the OMNI rating of perceived exertion scale for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
- Creators
- Maria Fragala-Pinkham - Franciscan Hospital for ChildrenMargaret E O'Neil - Drexel UniversityNancy Lennon - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for ChildrenJeffrey L Forman - Franciscan Hospital for ChildrenStewart G Trost - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication Details
- Developmental medicine and child neurology, v 57(8), pp 748-753
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- 1 R24 HD065688-01 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000357790000016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84935746922
- Other Identifier
- 991019168682104721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pediatrics