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Reliability of the Manual Ability Classification System for Children With Cerebral Palsy

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The purposes of this study were to examine inter-rater reliability of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) by children's age and to identify the correlation between the MACS and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twenty-six children with CP older than two years participated. Children with CP were classified according to the MACS and the GMFCS by two physical therapists. Inter-rater reliability was analyzed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICCs). The results showed that the reliability of the MACS for children aged 2~3 years was .88 and for children aged above 4 years was .98 (p

Source: Korean Studies Service Information System (Chonbuk National University)

Authors: 박은영, 이영정, Won Ho Kim

Language: English

Topic: Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

Subfield: Rehabilitation

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W348016128

FWCI: 0.325

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Cited by: 3

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