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Project ID:
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111
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Project Type:
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Research
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Project Title:
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Validation of the GMFM Challenge Module and the Meaning of Advanced Motor Skill Performance to Parents and Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Research Category:
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Quantitative
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Project Description:
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Led by Dr Virginia Wright, University of Toronto, this multicentre study will: 1) refine the Challenge to meet unidimensionalRasch scaling requirements; and 2) evaluate reliability and validity of the Rasch-scaled Challenge.
In BC 25 children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS Level I- II) between the ages of 5 and 18 will be recruited to complete the Challenge and 3 concurrent measures - the 6 minute walk test, Bruninks-Oseretsky 2 and ASK-38. Results will be pooled with those of the other participating sites and then undergo subsequent rasch analysis , reliability and validity analyses.
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Project Start Date:
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11-01-2013
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Project End Date:
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12-31-2015
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Project Listed Date:
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02-19-2014
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Project Contacts:
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Contact e-mail:
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krdavies@cw.bc.ca
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Facility:
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Sunny Hill Health Centre
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