Comparative Reliability of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP) in the Greek Language for Infants 3 to 18 Months

• 作者: Alexandra Hristara-Papadopoulou Nikos Comoutos Olympia Vliagofti Paris Iakovidis Savas Mauromoustakos Thomas Besios Yannis Tzioumakis
• 来源期刊: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: IMP Test INFANTS Assessment RELIABILITY
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（1）
• 页码范围: 1-7
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

In recent years, many tests have been developed to evaluate the mobility and functional capacity of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The Infant Motor Profile (IMP) is a recent qualitative infant kinetic behavior assessment for ages 3 to 18 months. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to determine the reliability of the IMP translated for the first time for Greek population, for infants aged 3 to 18 months in order to provide a reliable tool in the hands of experts. Twenty infants (11 girls and 9 boys) with average age ±12.75 months participated in the study. The Greek version of the IMP and a Nikon 5300 digital camera for video recording were used for data collection. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the two independent evaluators and that the Greek IMP had strong reliability. Overall, the results of the present investigation provided considerable evidence suggesting that the Greek version of the IMP test is reliable and can be used to detect kinetic disorders in infants aged 3 to 18 months for the Greek population.