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dc.contributor.authorCaynes, Katy
dc.contributor.authorRose, Tanya A
dc.contributor.authorTheodoros, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorBurmester, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorWare, Robert S
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, Leanne M
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T23:14:24Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T23:14:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0012-1622
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/dmcn.14135
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/386127
dc.description.abstractAim: To examine psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Functional Communication Classification System (FCCS) for classifying observable communication function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 5 to 18 years. Method: Eighty‐two children (38 males, 44 females) with CP in six age groups (5y [n=15], 8y [n=14], 10y [n=14], 12y [n=14], 15y [n=11], and 17y [n=14]) were assessed by a speech‐language pathologist (SLP) and parent for FCCS ratings. Data were compared with: (1) everyday communication function, assessed using the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals – Fourth Edition Pragmatics Profile (CELF‐4 PP) for familiar and unfamiliar partners; (2) motor speech, gross and fine motor function; and (3) associated impairments, including epilepsy, intelligence, hearing, and vision. Interrater agreement was calculated for FCCS ratings using kappa (κ) statistics. Relationships between FCCS ratings and other measures were examined using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: Almost perfect interrater agreement was demonstrated between SLP and parent FCCS ratings (κw=0.96). Correlations were excellent between FCCS ratings with CELF‐4 PP ratings, motor speech, and intellect; moderate with gross and fine motor function; and fair with other associated impairments (hearing, visual, and epilepsy). There was no correlation between age and FCCS.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom805
dc.relation.ispartofpageto812
dc.relation.ispartofissue7
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
dc.relation.ispartofvolume61
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.titleThe Functional Communication Classification System: extended reliability and concurrent validity for children with cerebral palsy aged 5 to 18 years
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWare, Robert


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