Cerebral Palsy and Healthy Individuals
Conditions
Keywords
Cross-cultural comparison, Disability evaluation, Self-assessment, Child, Adolescent
Brief summary
The Activities Scale for Kids performance (ASKp) is one of the few self-assessment questionnaires in pediatric rehabilitation that measures child perception in performance of daily routine activities. ASKp is composed of 30 questions designed to explore activities and participation in children and teenagers with musculoskeletal disorders. Scores assess level of physical ability, identify appropriate treatment and monitor changes over time. We recently undertook the cross-cultural validation to achieve a culturally adapted Italian version of ASKp: the Italian version is now to be tested on Italian children.
Detailed description
The purpose of the study isto test the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the ASKp assessment scale, in a representative sample of individuals with PCI. ASK p will be administered on a sample of individuals belonging to the population of children and / or adolescents with diplegia and hemiplegia as a consequence of PCI. We will perform comprehensive descriptive analysis of the data collected as well as the measurement of the degree of reliability of the Italian version of the scale. The aim is to obtain an estimate of ASKp reliability obtained through transcultural validation. Additionally, we will submit the ASKp on a control group of typical development children in order to test its ability to discriminate between different skill levels.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTASKp
30 items questionnaire
Sponsors
Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Italian nationality
Exclusion criteria
* moderate or severe cognitive impairment; * linguistic barriers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Split-half reliability analysis by alpha of Cronbach, one item out. | 1 day | A split-half reliability analysis will be performed by calculating the alpha of Cronbach by removing one item at a time. It will then be assessed which items lower the degree of internal reliability of the questionnaire. Items that reduce internal consistency will be eliminated and the final alpha will be calculated. For a group of children with PCI and for the control group a comprehensive descriptive analysis of the collected data will be performed, representing the distribution of scores obtained by age group. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed