Reliability of the Melbourne Assessment

Reliability of the Melbourne Assessment

The aim of the study is to investigate the reliability of the Melbourne Assessment.

Children with central motor disorders will be tested twice within one week with the Melbourne Assessment. The assessments will be video scored. At a later time point, different raters will rate the same video for inter-rater reliability, the same rater will score the same video for intra-rater reliability, and the same rater will score the repeated assessment videos for test-retest reliability.

Inclusion Criteria:

• central motor disorders
• ambulant or stationary patients of the Rehabilitation Center Affoltern am Albis
• ability to understand test instructions
• ability to sit upright for 25 minutes
• minimal activity in the assessed upper limb

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe visual and/or auditory problems
• acute lesion in the to assessed upper limb
• lack of compliance