Does hip displacement influence health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy?. (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jung, Nikolai H.; Pereira, Barbara; Nehring, Ina; Brix, Olga; Bernius, Peter; Schroeder, Sebastian A.; Kluger, Gerhard J.; Koehler, Tillmann; Beyerlein, Andreas; Weir, Shannon; von Kries, Rüdiger; Narayanan, Unni G.; Berweck, Steffen; Mall, Volker
• Is Part Of: Developmental neurorehabilitation. Volume 17:Number 6(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 420
• Page End: 425
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Developmentally disabled children -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; 615.542
• DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2014.941116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8423

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Objective</italic>: To evaluate the association of hip lateralisation with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) using the Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD®) questionnaire. <italic>Methods</italic>: We assessed <italic>n</italic> = 34 patients (mean age: 10.2 years, SD: 4.7 years; female: <italic>n</italic> = 16) with bilateral CP and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level III–V using the CPCHILD® questionnaire. Hip lateralisation was measured by Reimer`s migration percentage (MP). <italic>Results</italic>: There was an association between both, MP and GMFCS with CPCHILD® total score. Stratified analyses did not suggest interaction of the association between MP and CPCHILD® total score by GMFCS level. After adjustment for GMFCS level, we found a significant linear decrease of CPCHILD® total score of −0.188 points by 1% increment in MP. <italic>Conclusions</italic>: There was an association between MP and HRQL, which could not be explained by the GMFCS level.</p> </abstract>