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Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66 and GMFM-88) User's Manual

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ejpn.2003.11.003

1532-2130

Roger Weis,

Children's Physical and Motor Development

As a paediatric neurologist caring for children with cerebral palsy or other movement disorders, one is confronted with a vast and ever growing spectrum of therapeutic options. Some of these therapies are well known, some are new, some have even an esoteric touch, but all claim to have therapeutic benefits for the patients. Standardised and validated gross motor function scores are therefore needed to evaluate these different therapies in an objective way. This book presents one of the most well known, widely accepted and used scores in gross motor function measurement. The gross motor function measurement evaluates changes over time in the motor development of children with Cerebral Palsy. There are two versions of the GMFM presented: the older and more elaborate GMFM-88, and the more recent, more flexible and shortened GMFM-66. Both tests measure motor skills quantitatively as well as semi-qualitatively; both can be used in children between 5 months and 16 years of age and differentiate 5 dimensions of gross motor function, creating raw and percentage levels for each dimension as well as one global score. The GMFM-88 takes about 45–60 min to administer; the GMFM-66 is shorter (30–45 min) and since it does not require the administration of all test items, it can be shortened even further.