Fiss Alyssa LaForme, Jeffries Lynn, Yocum Allison, Westcott McCoy Sarah
Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Fiss), Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Rehabilitation Science (Dr Jeffries), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Waypoint Pediatric Physical Therapy (Dr Yocum), Issaquah, Washington; Rehabilitation Medicine (Dr McCoy), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr;31(2):156-163. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000577.
This study aimed to describe Early Activity Scale for Endurance (EASE) scores and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distances of children with cerebral palsy (CP) by functional ability level, sex, and age and to examine the convergent validity of the 2 tests.
A total of 708 participants with CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to V, completed the EASE, and 376 of the study participants (3-12years), GMFCS levels I to III, completed the 6MWT.
Children with CP vary in EASE scores and 6MWT distances based on GMFCS level and, to a lesser extent, age. The EASE and the 6MWT demonstrate a statistically significant but low, positive correlation.
Understanding the relationship between these outcomes and GMFCS levels and age assists clinicians in establishing plans of care targeted at improving endurance for activity and functional walking capacity for children with CP.
本研究旨在按功能能力水平、性别和年龄描述脑瘫（CP）患儿的耐力早期活动量表（EASE）得分及6分钟步行试验（6MWT）距离，并检验这两项测试的收敛效度。
共有708名脑瘫患者，其粗大运动功能分类系统（GMFCS）水平为I至V，完成了EASE测试；376名研究参与者（3至12岁），GMFCS水平为I至III，完成了6MWT测试。
脑瘫患儿的EASE得分和6MWT距离因GMFCS水平而异，在较小程度上也因年龄而异。EASE和6MWT显示出统计学上显著但较低的正相关。
了解这些结果与GMFCS水平和年龄之间的关系有助于临床医生制定护理计划，以提高脑瘫患儿的活动耐力和功能性步行能力。
