Validity and reliability of the Dynamic Gait Index in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Evkaya, Ayca; Karadağ-Saygı, Evrim; Bingul, Duygu Karali; Giray, Esra

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.024

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“…15 Those items are strongly related to mechanical efficiency, 42 dynamic balance, and gait ability. 43 Nevertheless, the reliability and the strength of the associations between these balance measurements have not been previously explored in ambulant para-athletes with CP (ie, Level I of the GMFCS), nor have different CP profiles according to the European Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy been compared. The overall comparison between the CP and control groups demonstrated that balance function is impaired in ambulant, well-trained, Level I GMFCS para-athletes with CP.…”

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Dynamic and static stability in para‐athletes with cerebral palsy considering their impairment profile

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Barbado

Hernández-Davó

et al. 2021

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Background: Balance impairment is a common feature in people with cerebral palsy (CP), affecting the performance of daily-life and physical activities. Objectives: To (1) explore the absolute and relative intrasession reliability of two balance tests to assess dynamic and static balance in ambulant paraathletes with CP; (2) explore the relationships between the two balance tests to determine potential application in sport classification; (3) assess the differences between CP profiles (ie, spastic diplegia, athetosis/ataxia, and spastic hemiplegia) in comparison to those with a minimum impairment; and (4) compare the outcomes of the static and dynamic balance of ambulant para-athletes with CP regarding controls. Methods: A group of 129 male well-trained para-footballers with CP, classified as Level I according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System, participated in the present study. Static balance was assessed using the One-Leg Stance test, performed bilaterally on a force platform, and the dynamic balance was assessed in two conditions of the Tandem Walk test (TW): walking heeltoe contact over a 5 -m straight line and performing 10 steps. Results: Moderate-to-excellent intrasession reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.60-0.98) was obtained for all the measurements and groups. However, only small to moderate correlations were found between the dynamic and the static measurements of balance for the CP group when performing the One-Leg Stance test with the unimpaired or dominant leg (0.23 < r < 0.30; P < .01). The TW performed over 10 steps revealed more sensitivity to discriminate between CP profiles. Those para-athletes with ataxia/athetosis performed worse in all the tests whereas all CP profiles performed worse than the control group (P < .01). Conclusions: Balance performance and postural control are constrained to a higher extent in those with impaired voluntary control due to ataxia or with involuntary contractions of the muscles due to athetosis.

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Dynamic and static stability in para‐athletes with cerebral palsy considering their impairment profile

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Hernández-Davó

et al. 2021

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“… Moberg, 1983 ; Ponzo et al, 2018 , 2019 ), and balance (e.g. Evkaya et al, 2019 ). Notably, established explicit measures of interoception, such as heartbeat perception, correlate with some of these tasks.…”

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Atypical interoception as a common risk factor for psychopathology: A review

Brewer

Murphy

Bird

2021

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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“…The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) is a criterion-based test used to assess postural control and dynamic balance. It measures functionality using 8 items; with a total score of 24, scored from 3 (independent walking) to 0 (severe impairment) (37). Furthermore, Evkaya (2020) found that the DGI has an internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha coe cient of 0.969, a test-retest reliability of (ICC = 0.970 Cl (0.915-0990)) and an inter-rater reliability of DGI was excellent (ICC = 0.983 Cl (0.882-0990).…”

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Clinical balance assessment tools for children with hearing loss: A scoping review

Mbhele,

Rogers,

Saman

2024

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Balance dysfunction exists in children with hearing loss, especially sensorineural loss, impacting on cognitive development, socio-emotional development and literacy. However, there is limited assessment of balance in this population, which has further impedes childhood development. The objective of this review was to identify clinical, low- technology and inexpensive tools used to evaluate balance in children with hearing loss. Methods: A scoping review method with reference to the JBI, was used where a search was conducted on electronic databases including EBSCOHost, MEDLINE, PubMED, Web of Science and Wiley. In addition, gray literature and hand searches were also used. The review included children between 3 – 15 years of age with hearing loss. Results: A total of 53 articles were found where 53% of the tests were norm-referenced tests, 44% were criterion referenced tests and 2% could not be identified. Conclusion: Tests such as the Tandem gait test, Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction for Balance (mCTSIB)/Pediatric Version of Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction of Balance (P-CTSIB), Dynamic Gait Index and the Timed-up-and-Go were identified to be relatively inexpensive and low-technology based clinical tools and have thus, been summarized in this review.

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Validity and reliability of the Dynamic Gait Index in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Dynamic and static stability in para‐athletes with cerebral palsy considering their impairment profile

Dynamic and static stability in para‐athletes with cerebral palsy considering their impairment profile

Atypical interoception as a common risk factor for psychopathology: A review

Clinical balance assessment tools for children with hearing loss: A scoping review

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