Comparison between Gross Motor Function Measure-88 and -66 in Evaluating Gross Motor Function in Thai Infants with Typical Development
Keywords:
Gross motor function, Gross motor function measure (GMFM)Abstract
Objective: To compare dimension score between GMFM-88 and-66 and to summarize number of Thai infants in each score ranged from 0 to 3 for all items of dimension 1 to 3. This study will be benefi cial to appropriately selecting 2 Thai versions of GMFM in evaluating gross motor function of Thai children with Cerebral Palsy(CP).
Methods: One hundred Thai infants with age of 3 to 12 months old were recruited. Their gross motor functions were evaluated with GMFM-88 and GMFM-66. Dimension score of dimension 1 to 3 represented in percentage were compared between GMFM-88 and GMFM-66. Numbers of Thai infants were summarized according to each score ranged from 0 to 3.
Results: Average age of 100 infants participated were 7.0 ± 2.6 months. Dimension scores of dimension 1 to 3were signifi cantly different between GMFM-88 and GMFM-66 (p < 0.05). More than 50-70% of Thai infantswere scored with 3 in all items of dimension 1 and dimension 2. On the other hand, only 30% of infantswere scored with 3 in all items of dimension 3. When compared the number of infants in each itemsbetween GMFM-88 and GMFM-66, most items which infants passed in GMFM-88 were cancelled out inGMFM-66.
Conclusion: In order to make this standardized measure applicable for Thai children with Cerebral Palsy, the researchersprovided comment and proposed to modify GMFM-66. Moreover, “sitting independently” might be practicallyused as a criterion in determination of selecting GMFM-88 or GMFM-66. Nevertheless, the above commentand proposal was not conclusive and still needed more studies in children with CP.
Key words: Gross motor function, Gross motor function measure (GMFM)
