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AIM: To identify and evaluate measures of visual ability used with children with
cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: Eight databases were searched for measures of visual
ability. Key selection criteria for measures were: use with children with CP;
focus of visual ability measurement at the Activities and Participation domain of
the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The
Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Measurement Instruments (COSMIN)
Checklist was used to assess psychometric properties. RESULTS: From 6763 papers
retrieved, 25 were relevant and 19 measures of visual ability were identified.
Only 10 measures were supported with evidence of validity or reliability. No
discriminative measure analogous to existing CP functional classification systems
was found. No outcome measure valid for evaluation of visual abilities of
children with CP was found. INTERPRETATION: Vision impairment is recognized as
relevant to the functioning of children with CP; however, measurement of vision
is most often focused at 'Body Function' levels, for example visual acuity.
Measuring visual abilities in the Activities and Participation domain is
important in considering how a child with CP functions in vision-related
activities. The lack of psychometrically strong measures for visual ability is a
gap in current clinical practices and research.
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