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Measuring Functional Change In Turkish Children With Cerebral Palsy Using The Pediatric Evaluation Of Disability Inventory (Pedi), Hülya Şi̇rzai̇, Gülten Erki̇n, Canan Çulha, Sumru Özel
Measuring Functional Change In Turkish Children With Cerebral Palsy Using The Pediatric Evaluation Of Disability Inventory (Pedi), Hülya Şi̇rzai̇, Gülten Erki̇n, Canan Çulha, Sumru Özel
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Aim: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the activities of daily living (ADL) of Turkish children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the Turkish version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) measurement, and to investigate the functional changes during inpatient rehabilitation. Materials and Methods: A total of 90 consecutive children with spastic CP, aged between 6 months and 7 years, were included in the study. The Swedish classification of CP syndromes was applied. CP severity was classified with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). ADL were assessed in children with CP using the Turkish version of the …