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Longitudinal Trajectories And Reference Centiles For The Impact Of Health Conditions On Daily Activities Of Children With Cerebral Palsy., Doreen J Bartlett, Jan Willem Gorter, Lynn M Jeffries, Lisa Avery, Steven E Hanna, On Track Study Team

Physical Therapy Publications

AIM: First, to describe the impact of health conditions on daily activities over time in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to create age-specific reference centiles. Second, to determine the amount of change typical over a 1-year period, across Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels.

METHOD: A prospective, cohort design, with five assessments over 2 years, involved 708 children with a confirmed diagnosis of CP participating in the On Track Study (396 males, 312 females; mean age 6y [SD 2y 7mo]; range 18mo-12y at first assessment; 32.1% in GMFCS level I, 22.7% in GMFCS level II, 11.2% in GMFCS …

Risk Factors For Falls In Individuals With Lower Extremity Amputations During The Pre-Prosthetic Phase: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Kimberly Vu, Michael W C Payne, Susan W. Hunter, Ricardo Viana

Physical Therapy Publications

BACKGROUND: Falls in individuals with lower limb amputations (LLAs) pose significant health concerns. The literature is limited regarding falls during the preprosthetic phase of rehabilitation for persons with LLAs.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of falls and identify factors associated with falls during the preprosthetic recovery phase.

DESIGN: Retrospective chart audit.

SETTING: Inpatient rehabilitation program.

PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred forty individuals with LLAs (age ± SD = 61.93 ± 14.53 years, 73.18% male) who attended inpatient rehabilitation from 26 July 2011 to 21 August 2017.

INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: The number of self-reported falls was recorded from the time …

Validity Of The Early Activity Scale For Endurance And The 6-Minute Walk Test For Children With Cerebral Palsy., Alyssa Laforme Fiss, Lynn Jeffries, Allison Yocum, Sarah Westcott Mccoy, On Track Study Team

Physical Therapy Publications

PURPOSE: This study aimed to describe Early Activity Scale for Endurance (EASE) scores and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distances of children with cerebral palsy (CP) by functional ability level, sex, and age and to examine the convergent validity of the 2 tests.

METHODS: A total of 708 participants with CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to V, completed the EASE, and 376 of the study participants (3-12years), GMFCS levels I to III, completed the 6MWT.

RESULTS: Children with CP vary in EASE scores and 6MWT distances based on GMFCS level and, to a lesser extent, age. The …

Cognition Predicts Mobility Change In Lower Extremity Amputees Between Discharge From Rehabilitation And 4-Month Follow-Up: A Prospective Cohort Study., Susan W. Hunter, Pavlos Bobos, Courtney Frengopoulos, Austin Macpherson, Ricardo Viana, Michael W Payne

Physical Therapy Publications

OBJECTIVES: To assess (1) the effect of task (single and dual task), time (discharge and 4mo), and their interaction for mobility; (2) task prioritization during dual-task testing; and (3) the association between cognition on change in mobility between discharge from rehabilitation and 4 months' follow-up.

DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.

SETTING: Rehabilitation hospital.

PARTICIPANTS: People with lower extremity amputations (N=22) were consecutively recruited at discharge from an inpatient prosthetic rehabilitation program.

INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Gait velocity and the L Test of Functional Mobility, single and dual task (serial subtractions by 3), were the primary outcomes. Montreal Cognitive Assessment …