Haley S M, Ludlow L H
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111.
Phys Ther. 1992 Mar;72(3):191-202; discussion 202-6. doi: 10.1093/ptj/72.3.191.
The relative difficulty of motor performance tasks for school-aged children and adults with physical disabilities within a standardized motor performance test was examined. The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP) was administered to 69 children (ages 6-18 years, X = 12.1, SD = 3.9) and 137 adults (ages 19-83 years, X = 46.7, SD = 20.0) with neurological and musculoskeletal impairments. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the hierarchical scales of the motor performance tasks between the pediatric and adult disability samples were congruent. Correlations of task difficulty calibrations (r = .76; P less than .01) and task rank ordering (rho = .76; P less than .01) were moderately high and positive between pediatric and adult subjects. Significant age-group differences emerged in relation to a number of individual motor performance tasks. In general, mobility and ambulation tasks were relatively easier for children, whereas manipulation tasks were relatively easier for adults. The data suggest a strong similarity in the overall pattern of motor performance task difficulty for children and adults. The results support the use by physical therapists of two parallel versions of the TAMP to describe the motor performance of adults and school-aged children with physical disabilities.
在一项标准化运动表现测试中，研究了学龄儿童和身体残疾成年人完成运动表现任务的相对难度。对69名患有神经和肌肉骨骼损伤的儿童（年龄6 - 18岁，X = 12.1，标准差 = 3.9）和137名成年人（年龄19 - 83岁，X = 46.7，标准差 = 20.0）进行了塔夫茨运动表现评估（TAMP）。该研究的目的是确定儿科和成人残疾样本之间运动表现任务的分级量表是否一致。儿科和成人受试者之间任务难度校准的相关性（r = 0.76；P < 0.01）和任务排序的相关性（rho = 0.76；P < 0.01）中等偏高且呈正相关。在一些个体运动表现任务方面出现了显著的年龄组差异。总体而言，移动和步行任务对儿童来说相对更容易，而操作任务对成年人来说相对更容易。数据表明儿童和成年人在运动表现任务难度的总体模式上有很强的相似性。结果支持物理治疗师使用两个平行版本的TAMP来描述身体残疾的成年人和学龄儿童的运动表现。
