Cognitive capacity in 6- and 7-year-old children with Cerebral Palsy description for subgroups and the relationship with daily activity performance.

Weerd, G.H. van de (2009) Cognitive capacity in 6- and 7-year-old children with Cerebral Palsy description for subgroups and the relationship with daily activity performance. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

Aim: To describe cognitive capacity in 6- and 7-year-old children with CP, and to explore its effectin addition to gross motor capacity - on daily activity performance. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis with a clinic-based sample (n=108; mean (SD) age 6.9 (0.4) years). Cognitive capacity was measured with the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM), gross motor capacity with the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66), and daily activity performance with the Caregiver Assistance Scale of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI-CAS). Results: The majority of the children was testable on the RCPM (86.2%). More than half of the children with GMFCS level 1-Ill (65.2%, 55.6%, 53.8%), a spastic motor impairment (59.5%), absence of epilepsy (63.9%), and preterm born children (67.6%) had IQ scores >85. Significant effects of categorized IQ scores were found for the Self Care domain (p=.042). Interpretation: The majority of 6- and 7-year-old children with CP could be tested for their cognitive capacity by the RCPM. The lowest IQ scores are seen in children with more severe functional motor limitations, a dyskinetic motor impairment, and presence of epilepsy. Interventions which are focusing on aspects of self care in daily life have to concentrate on both gross motor capacity and cognitive capacity.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Schoemaker, Dr M.M.
Supervisor name:	Smits, Drs D.W. and Ketelaar, Dr M. and Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht and Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat, Utrecht
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:40
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:40
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/139

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