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ArticleSpinal cord2016

The Pediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP) short forms.

M J Mulcahey, M D Slavin, P Ni, L C Vogel, C C Thielen, W J Coster, A M Jette

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Article in Spinal cord, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

M J MulcaheyDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
M D SlavinBoston University School of Public Health, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
P NiBoston University School of Public Health, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
L C VogelShriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA.
C C ThielenDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
W J CosterBoston University School of Public Health, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
A M JetteBoston University School of Public Health, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Boston University · USJefferson College · USJefferson College of Health Sciences · USShriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designMulti-center cross-sectional cohort study.

objectivesThe objectives of this study were to develop and validate short forms (SFs) of participation for child- and parent-reported outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingThree pediatric orthopedic hospitals in the United States.

methodsThe expert panel used calibration data from the pediatric computerized adaptive test (CAT) development study (convenience sample of 381 children and adolescents with SCI and 322 parents or caregivers) to select SF items. The panel selected items for two domains (participation self-relevant to what I want to do; participation friends-relevant to what my friends do), with parent and child versions for each domain. Psychometric analyses included group reliability, Cronbach's alpha, agreement (SFs and item banks), percent of sample with highest (ceiling) and lowest (floor) scores by level of lesion (paraplegia/tetraplegia), and test information function.

resultsGroup reliability and Cronbach's alpha values are acceptable (0.74-0.92) and agreement (intraclass correlation coefficients for SFs and total item banks) is strong (0.89-0.95). Floor effects were minimal for people with tetraplegia and paraplegia (0-1.19%). Ceiling effects were minimal for people with tetraplegia (0-3.13%) and slightly higher, but acceptable, for people with paraplegia (8.06-14.02%). Test information function for the SFs was sufficiently high over the range of scores for the majority of the sample.

conclusionPediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP) SFs are acceptable for use when CATs are not feasible. SPONSORSHIP: The study was funded by the Shriners Hospitals for Children Research Grant 79142 (Mulcahey, PI) and the Boston ROC Grant 5R24HD065688-05 (Jette, PI).

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AdolescentCalibrationCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleFriendsHospitals, PediatricHumansMaleParalysisParentsPatient ParticipationPsychometricsSelf ReportSpinal Cord InjuriesTreatment Outcome

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PMID27184917
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