THE USE OF THE FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS – PAEDIATRIC VERSION IN THE STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Journal Title: Issues of Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Neurophysiology and Sport Promotion-IRONS - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction. The study of the functional status of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), along with the concomitant profound intellectual disability is a complex process, both in terms of organizational and methodological aims. Particularly troublesome is the assess of the motor skills development and motor skills themselves and changes that may occur in the course of therapy and rehabilitation. Aim. Determination of the diagnostic accessibility of the Functional Assessment of Patients – OFC – paediatric versions for the rehabilitation process as a method determining the degree of impairment and recovery of function for daily life activities in children with the cerebral palsy and profound intellectual disabilities. Material and methods. The study involved 17 children aged from 7 to 17 years. Methods of testing using OFC paediatric version relied on observation of the patient by the therapist in the different functional situations (6 categories). Results. In 29.4% of patients there was found the improvement in functional status between the first and second examination. 29.4% of patients showed no change in functional status among particular studies, while functional deterioration was observed in 41.2% of patients. Conclusion. The observational method OFC – paediatric version, performed on the basis of the assessment of the functional status is an individualized and sensitive form of gathering information about the functional status of children with cerebral palsy and profound intellectual disabilities. The paediatric version of the OFC method is characterized by the diagnostic value in the rehabilitation process of rehabilitation as a method that determines the degree of loss and recovery of function daily life activities of children with cerebral palsy and profound intellectual disabilities.
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Beata Depczyńska, Marek Jóźwiak
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