Tactile assessment in children with cerebral palsy: a clinimetric review
- Abstract:
- This review evaluates the clinimetric properties of tactile assessments for children with cerebral palsy. Assessment of registration was reported using Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments (SWMs) or exteroception. Assessment of two-point discrimination was reported using the Disk-Criminator(R) or paperclip methods; Single point localization and double simultaneous were reported from the Neurosensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA); graphaesthesia was reported from the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (SIPT); and stereognosis was assessed using Manual Form Perception from the SIPT and the Klingels method (Klingels, K. et al. (2010). Upper limb motor and sensory impairments in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Can they be measured reliably? Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(5), 409-416) and the Cooper method (Cooper, J., Majnemer, A., Rosenblatt, B., & Birnbaum, R. (1995). The determination of sensory deficits in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Journal of Child Neurology, 10, 300-309). The SIPT and NSMDA demonstrated stronger content validity. Inter-rater reliability was excellent for SIPT (ICC = 0.99) and exteroception (k = 0.88). Test-retest reliability was excellent for exteroception (k = 0.89) and stereognosis (ICC = 0.86; 100%), moderate for SIPT (r = 0.69-0.74) and poor for SWM (k = 0.22). Together these assessments measure tactile registration and spatial perception. Temporal and textural tests are to be developed for comprehensive tactile examination.
- DOI:
- 10.3109/01942638.2011.572150
- URL:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21599569
- Journal:
- Phys Occup Ther Pediatr
- issn:
- 1541-3144 (Electronic)
- Publication year:
- 2011
- pages:
- 413-39
- Biological and physiological variables:
- Biological and physiological variables
- Age:
- Children (0-18)
- Disease:
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities and related symptoms
Diseases of and symptoms related to the nervous system - PRO / non-PRO:
- Non-patient Reported Outcome
Patient Reported Outcome - Type of measurement instrument:
- 4 - Performance-based tests
7 - Observations - Instrument:
- 2PD - Two-Point Discrimination as assessed by Disk-Criminator
2PD - Two-Point Discrimination as assessed by paperclip
Cooper method
Exteroception
Klingels method
NSMDA - Neurological Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment
SIPT - Sensory Integration and Praxis Test
SWM - Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments [see: ZUYD (NL)]