ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2018
A New Functional Scale and Ambulatory Functional Classification of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Scale Development and Preliminary Analyses of Reliability and Validity.
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Clinical and Functional Assessment of Patients With Inherited Non-Duchenne Myopathies in Sohag University Hospital
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Trunk-oriented Exercises Versus Whole-body Vibration on Abdominal Thickness and Balance in Children with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of two intervention approaches on functional walking capacity and balance in children with Duchene muscular dystrophy.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2021Trial
- Rare DMD Gene Duplication in a Lebanese Child With Duchene Muscular Dystrophy.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Pulmonary Dysfunction in Children with Dystrophinopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Muscle Pathology Associated With Cardiac Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Cataloging health state utility estimates for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and related conditions.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
- Draft Guidance for Industry Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Related Dystrophinopathies - Developing Potential Treatments for the Entire Spectrum of Disease.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2024Article
- Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Functional Ability Self-Assessment Tool.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- The Effect of Adiposity on Cardiovascular Function and Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Revisiting the pathogenic role of insulin resistance in Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy subphenotypes.Cardiovascular endocrinology & metabolism · 2020Article
- Development and Validation of an Outpatient Clinical Predictive Score for the Diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy/Becker Muscular Dystrophy in Children Aged 2-18 Years.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo develop a simplified functional scale and classification system to evaluate the functional abilities of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
methodsA Comprehensive Functional Scale for DMD (CFSD) was developed using the modified Delphi method. The accompanying Ambulatory Functional Classification System for DMD (AFCSD) was developed based on previously published classification systems.
resultsThe CFSD consists of 21 items and 78 sub-items, assessing body structure and function, activities, and participation. Inter-rater intraclass correlation coefficient values were above 0.7 for 17 items. The overall limits of agreement between the two examiners ranged from -6.21 to 3.11. The Spearman correlation coefficient between the total score on the AFCSD and the Vignos Functional Scale was 0.833, and 0.714 between the total score of the AFCSD and the Brooke scale. Significant negative correlations existed between the total score for each functional level of the AFCSD and each functional grade of the Vignos and Brooke scales. The total scores of the CFSD varied significantly between the functional grades of the Vignos scale, and specific grades of the Brooke scale. For the AFCSD, total scores of the CFSD varied significantly between the functional levels.
conclusionWe have developed a new scale and the associated classification system, to assess the functional ability of children diagnosed with DMD. Preliminary evaluation of the psychometric properties of the functional scale and classification systems indicate sufficient reliability and concurrent validity.
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