PMID- 25374154
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20161006
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1541-3144 (Electronic)
IS  - 0194-2638 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 1
DP  - 2016
TI  - Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF) Classification in Children with Cerebral 
      Palsy: Aspects of Construct and Content Validity.
PG  - 1-16
LID - 10.3109/01942638.2014.975314 [doi]
AB  - The Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF) is currently the principal classification 
      of hand function recorded by the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) 
      register. The BFMF is used in a number of epidemiological studies, but has not 
      yet been validated. AIMS: To examine aspects of construct and content validity of 
      the BFMF. METHODS AND RESULTS: Construct validity of the BFMF was assessed by 
      comparison with the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) using 
      register-based data from 539 children born 1999-2003 (304 boys; 4-12 years). The 
      high correlation with the MACS (Spearman's rho = 0.89, CI: 0.86-0.91, p<.001) 
      supports construct validity of the BFMF. The content of the BFMF was appraised 
      through literature review, and by using the ICF-CY as a framework to compare the 
      BFMF and MACS. The items hold, grasp and manipulate were found to be relevant to 
      describe increasingly advanced fine motor abilities in children with CP, but the 
      description of the BFMF does not state whether it is a classification of fine 
      motor capacity or performance. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the BFMF may 
      provide complementary information to the MACS regarding fine motor function and 
      actual use of the hands, particularly if used as a classification of fine motor 
      capacity.
FAU - Elvrum, Ann-Kristin G
AU  - Elvrum AK
AD  - a Department of Clinical Services , St. Olavs University Hospital , Trondheim , 
      Norway.
AD  - b Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of 
      Medicine , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Trondheim , Norway.
FAU - Andersen, Guro L
AU  - Andersen GL
AD  - b Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of 
      Medicine , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Trondheim , Norway.
AD  - c Vestfold Hospital Trust , The Cerebral Palsy Register of Norway , Tonsberg , 
      Norway.
FAU - Himmelmann, Kate
AU  - Himmelmann K
AD  - d Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Queen Silvia 
      Children's Hospital , Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg , 
      Gothenburg , Sweden.
FAU - Beckung, Eva
AU  - Beckung E
AD  - e Department of Physiotherapy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology , 
      Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden.
FAU - Ohrvall, Ann-Marie
AU  - Ohrvall AM
AD  - f Department of Women's and Children's Health , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm 
      , Sweden.
FAU - Lydersen, Stian
AU  - Lydersen S
AD  - g Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Faculty of 
      Medicine , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Trondheim , Norway.
FAU - Vik, Torstein
AU  - Vik T
AD  - b Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of 
      Medicine , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Trondheim , Norway.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Validation Study
DEP - 20141106
PL  - England
TA  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr
JT  - Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics
JID - 8109120
SB  - IM
MH  - Cerebral Palsy/*classification/physiopathology/rehabilitation
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Female
MH  - Hand/*physiopathology
MH  - Hand Strength
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Motor Skills/*classification
MH  - Norway
MH  - *Registries
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Sweden
MH  - Task Performance and Analysis
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Bimanual fine motor function
OT  - cerebral palsy
OT  - classification
OT  - fine motor
OT  - manual ability classification system
OT  - validity
EDAT- 2014/11/07 06:00
MHDA- 2016/10/08 06:00
CRDT- 2014/11/07 06:00
PHST- 2014/11/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/11/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/10/08 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/01942638.2014.975314 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2016;36(1):1-16. doi: 10.3109/01942638.2014.975314. Epub 
      2014 Nov 6.