Construct Validity of a Task-Oriented Bimanual and Unimanual Strength Measurement in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.
Objective The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate aspects of construct validity of peak force measurements of crate-and-pitcher tasks using the Task-oriented Arm-hAnd Capacity (TAAC), an instrument designed to measure task-oriented arm and hand strength for cross-sectional and evaluation...
| Published in: | Physical Therapy Vol. 100; no. 12; pp. 2237 - 2246 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=147531332&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 147531332 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00319023 PTH jtl: Physical Therapy issn: 00319023 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2020 vid: 100 iid: 12 pid: 10398 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 147531332 147531332 147531332 10.1093/ptj/pzaa173 147531332 ppf: 2237 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Construct Validity of a Task-Oriented Bimanual and Unimanual Strength Measurement in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy. aug: au: Geijen, Mellanie Rameckers, Eugene Bastiaenen, Caroline Gordon, Andrew Smeets, Rob affil: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Research School CAPHRI, Maastricht University , Universiteitssingel 40, 6299 ER Maastricht, the Netherlands sug: subj: Task Performance and Analysis Muscle Strength Evaluation Cerebral Palsy Instrument Validation Clinical Assessment Tools Netherlands Human Validation Studies Construct Validity Cross Sectional Studies Child Adolescence Male Female Functional Status Netherlands International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Descriptive Statistics Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Test-Retest Reliability Data Analysis Software Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Objective The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate aspects of construct validity of peak force measurements of crate-and-pitcher tasks using the Task-oriented Arm-hAnd Capacity (TAAC), an instrument designed to measure task-oriented arm and hand strength for cross-sectional and evaluation purposes, and (2) compare TAAC measurements with those of comparative measures using COSMIN guidelines. Methods In this cross-sectional validity study, participants were 105 children (mean age = 12 years 10 months; number of boys = 66) diagnosed with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP). Ten a priori hypotheses were formulated with peak force of the TAAC as index measure and compared with measures on body functions and structure and activity level of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth. Strength and direction of the relationship between the TAAC and comparative measures were investigated by calculating Pearson correlation coefficients (r). Results On body functions and structures level, low-to-moderate positive correlations (0.493–0.687) were found. On activity level, low negative and positive correlations (−0.271 to 0.387) were found. Conclusion The construct of peak force measurement of the TAAC is in line with the a priori hypotheses with comparators on body function and structures and activity level, indicating a partial overlap of the construct of the TAAC with both International Classification of Functioning levels. The TAAC appears to be valuable, as it measures functional strength that differs from the constructs of the comparators. More research with a larger population and more comparators is needed. Impact Clinically relevant information is lacking about the use of strength and strength measurement during daily activities in children with UCP. This study shows that the TAAC provides unique information about functional strength in children with UCP. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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