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Relationships between gross motor functions and health-related quality of life of Taiwanese children with cerebral palsy.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between gross motor functions and physical and psychosocial components of the health-related quality of life of children with cerebral palsy. DESIGN: Participants comprising 90 children (53 boys, 37 girls; mean age +/- SD = 8.2 +/- 2.4 yrs) with cerebral palsy were enrolled by a cross-sectional design. Gross motor function measure was used to quantify their gross motor functions. Their health-related quality of life was determined by the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 (traditional Chinese version), completed by their caregivers. RESULTS: A significant moderate positive correlation (r = 0.73, P < 0.01) existed between the physical summary scores of the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 and gross motor function measure, 66 scores in Taiwanese children with cerebral palsy. There was no significant correlation between the psychosocial summary scores of Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50 and gross motor function measure, 66 scores in cerebral palsy (r = -0.13, P = 0.23). CONCLUSIONS: Gross motor functions may be good predictors of the physical component of health-related quality of life, but they are poor predictors of the psychosocial component of health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. In the future, more comprehensive information regarding children's comorbidities may need to be objectively gathered to provide professionals a better understanding of their health-related quality of life.
Author information
Author/s: Liu, Wen-Yu (WY); Hou, Yu-Jen (YJ); Wong, Alice M K (AM); Lin, Pay-Shin (PS); Lin, Yang-Hua (YH); Chen, Chia-Ling (CL);
Affiliation: Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists (Am J Phys Med Rehabil), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 88 (issue 6) : pp 473-83
Dates: Created 2009/05/20; Completed 2009/06/15;
PMID: 19325454, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/15/2009, IMS Date: )
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