Margaret E O'Neil1, Maria Fragala-Pinkham2, Nancy Lennon3, Ameeka George4, Jeffrey Forman5, Stewart G Trost6. 1. M.E. O'Neil, PT, PhD, MPH, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel University, 1601 Cherry St, Mail Stop 7502, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (USA). moneil@drexel.edu. 2. M. Fragala-Pinkham, PT, DPT, MS, Research Center, Franciscan Hospital for Children, Brighton, Massachusetts. 3. N. Lennon, MS, PT, Gait Analysis Laboratory, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware. 4. A. George, BS, Gait Analysis Laboratory, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. 5. J. Forman, MD, Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Franciscan Hospital for Children. 6. S.G. Trost, PhD, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Physical therapy for youth with cerebral palsy (CP) who are ambulatory includes interventions to increase functional mobility and participation in physical activity (PA). Thus, reliable and valid measures are needed to document PA in youth with CP. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inter-instrument reliability and concurrent validity of 3 accelerometer-based motion sensors with indirect calorimetry as the criterion for measuring PA intensity in youth with CP. METHODS: Fifty-seven youth with CP (mean age=12.5 years, SD=3.3; 51% female; 49.1% with spastic hemiplegia) participated. Inclusion criteria were: aged 6 to 20 years, ambulatory, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I through III, able to follow directions, and able to complete the full PA protocol. Protocol activities included standardized activity trials with increasing PA intensity (resting, writing, household chores, active video games, and walking at 3 self-selected speeds), as measured by weight-relative oxygen uptake (in mL/kg/min). During each trial, participants wore bilateral accelerometers on the upper arms, waist/hip, and ankle and a portable indirect calorimeter. Intraclass coefficient correlations (ICCs) were calculated to evaluate inter-instrument reliability (left-to-right accelerometer placement). Spearman correlations were used to examine concurrent validity between accelerometer output (activity and step counts) and indirect calorimetry. Friedman analyses of variance with post hoc pair-wise analyses were conducted to examine the validity of accelerometers to discriminate PA intensity across activity trials. RESULTS: All accelerometers exhibited excellent inter-instrument reliability (ICC=.94-.99) and good concurrent validity (rho=.70-.85). All accelerometers discriminated PA intensity across most activity trials. LIMITATIONS: This PA protocol consisted of controlled activity trials. CONCLUSIONS: Accelerometers provide valid and reliable measures of PA intensity among youth with CP.
BACKGROUND: Physical therapy for youth with cerebral palsy (CP) who are ambulatory includes interventions to increase functional mobility and participation in physical activity (PA). Thus, reliable and valid measures are needed to document PA in youth with CP. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inter-instrument reliability and concurrent validity of 3 accelerometer-based motion sensors with indirect calorimetry as the criterion for measuring PA intensity in youth with CP. METHODS: Fifty-seven youth with CP (mean age=12.5 years, SD=3.3; 51% female; 49.1% with spastic hemiplegia) participated. Inclusion criteria were: aged 6 to 20 years, ambulatory, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I through III, able to follow directions, and able to complete the full PA protocol. Protocol activities included standardized activity trials with increasing PA intensity (resting, writing, household chores, active video games, and walking at 3 self-selected speeds), as measured by weight-relative oxygen uptake (in mL/kg/min). During each trial, participants wore bilateral accelerometers on the upper arms, waist/hip, and ankle and a portable indirect calorimeter. Intraclass coefficient correlations (ICCs) were calculated to evaluate inter-instrument reliability (left-to-right accelerometer placement). Spearman correlations were used to examine concurrent validity between accelerometer output (activity and step counts) and indirect calorimetry. Friedman analyses of variance with post hoc pair-wise analyses were conducted to examine the validity of accelerometers to discriminate PA intensity across activity trials. RESULTS: All accelerometers exhibited excellent inter-instrument reliability (ICC=.94-.99) and good concurrent validity (rho=.70-.85). All accelerometers discriminated PA intensity across most activity trials. LIMITATIONS: This PA protocol consisted of controlled activity trials. CONCLUSIONS: Accelerometers provide valid and reliable measures of PA intensity among youth with CP.
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