Turkish Adaptation of the Activity Limitations in Cerebral Palsy Questionnaire

Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Adaptation of the Activity Limitations in Cerebral Palsy Questionnaire

This study aimed to make the Turkish adaptation of ACTIVLIM-CP and to examine its psychometric properties. Eighty-nine individuals with CP, aged between 2-18 years were included in the study. PEDİ, ABILOCO-Kids, and ABILHAND-Kids scores and Wee-FIM questionnaires were used for validity analysis. Test re-test method was used for reliability.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a clinical picture with permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture whether assessing activity limitations matters. This study aimed to make the Turkish adaptation of ACTIVLIM-CP and to examine its psychometric properties.

The internal consistency of the scale was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha value and the inter-measurement reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). In construct validity analysis; ACTIVLIM-CP score; was correlated with PEDİ, ABILOCO-Kids, and ABILHAND-Kids scores and Wee-FIM total scores. A known group comparison was made according to ambulation and epilepsy existence with the Principal Components Explanatory Factor Analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• children with CP who were diagnosed by a child neurologist
• having physical therapy sessions at special education and rehabilitation center
• age between 2 and 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• whose parent was illiterate or doesn't speak Turkish
• whose parent wasn't complete the questionnaires