Development of a new Motor Development Evaluation Scale for CP diagnosed children (SED-PCI): Phase I—Development of New Items

Abstract

The aim of our study was to establish initial content validity of a new scale for measuring and quantification of motor development in children with cerebral palsy, SED-PCI (Scala de evaluare a dezvoltării în paralizia cerebrala infantilă), and to describe the process, including focus groups, used to develop the item content for this scale. The scale desire to be especially an observational instrument used to evaluate child's motor behaviour and performance.
We established the item bank for SED-PCI, we are describing the process, including focus groups, used to develop the item content for this scale. This study has supplied answers from 15 physiotherapists with expertise in the cerebral palsy rehabilitation field about items relating to motor development. The findings highlight the diverse range of items needed to adequately describe development for this type of pathology at different years of age.
This instrument adapt easily to evaluation program needs that are culturally sensitive in a particular region and ethnic group, and are intended to be useful in community-based programs which usually have limited resources and depend on the efforts of parents and personnel who have little formal training.

Key words:

cerebral palsy, development, fine and gross milestones