The Reliability Study and Comparison of Sit-to-Stand Repetitive Maximum Capacity in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Children without Disability

腦性麻痺兒童與正常兒童荷重坐／站最大阻力比較及測試之信度

甘蜀美(Sue-Mae Gan) ； 廖華芳(Hua-Fang Liao)

《物理治療》 27卷6期 (2002/12) Pp. 292-302

摘要

Purposes: To examine the test-retest reliability and to compare the performance of a functional-strength test, the loaded sit-to-stand test (LSTST), in children without disability (ND) and children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Fourteen ND children (mean age 111±17 months) and 14 children with CP (mean age 96±27 months) were included. The child being tested wore the weighted jacket with various weights to repeat sit-to-stand as many times as possible to obtain the data for the Repetition Maximum (xRM) in a standardized procedure with a 5- to 7-day interval. Each load was normalized with the body weight of the child to obtain the Normalized xRM (NxRM). Results: The NxRM for LSTST for children with CP was only half of the value for ND children. The test-retest reliability of LSTST was good for both groups (ICC=0.88-0.96). Conclusions: Children with CP are weaker than ND children from the results of LSTST. The LSTST is a reliable test for both groups. The validity of LSTST and the effectiveness of the loaded STS strengthening programs need further investigation.

關鍵字

腦性麻痺 ； 坐站活動 ； 信度 ； 阻力測試 ； 兒童

並列摘要

Purposes: To examine the test-retest reliability and to compare the performance of a functional-strength test, the loaded sit-to-stand test (LSTST), in children without disability (ND) and children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Fourteen ND children (mean age 111±17 months) and 14 children with CP (mean age 96±27 months) were included. The child being tested wore the weighted jacket with various weights to repeat sit-to-stand as many times as possible to obtain the data for the Repetition Maximum (xRM) in a standardized procedure with a 5- to 7-day interval. Each load was normalized with the body weight of the child to obtain the Normalized xRM (NxRM). Results: The NxRM for LSTST for children with CP was only half of the value for ND children. The test-retest reliability of LSTST was good for both groups (ICC=0.88-0.96). Conclusions: Children with CP are weaker than ND children from the results of LSTST. The LSTST is a reliable test for both groups. The validity of LSTST and the effectiveness of the loaded STS strengthening programs need further investigation.

並列關鍵字

Cerebral palsy ； Sit-to-stand ； Reliability ； Muscle strength ； Children