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Aim To evaluate studies on the psychometric properties of measurement tools used
to quantify functional mobility in children with hereditary spastic paraplegia
(HSP) and other childhood neurological conditions. Method Two independent
reviewers identified measures previously used by clinicians to quantify
functional mobility. Because our primary interest was HSP, the first search
identified measurement tools in studies that included those with HSP. To enhance
the generalizability, the second search examined the reliability, validity, and
responsiveness of tools in children with a range of neurological conditions such
as cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, Down syndrome, and traumatic brain
injury. The Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement
Instruments was used to rate the methodological quality of identified articles.
Results The Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ), the Functional
Mobility Scale (FMS), the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), the Rivermead
Motor Assessment, and the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II were identified
for quantifying functional mobility. The FMS and GMFM were reliable, valid, and
responsive to changes across a range of childhood neurological conditions. The
FAQ was reliable and valid for measuring functional mobility in similar
populations. Interpretation The FAQ, FMS, and GMFM are valid, reliable, and
responsive measures in children with a range of neurological conditions.
CI - (c) The Authors. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (c) 2012 Mac Keith
Press.

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