Clinical Assessment Flashcards

The North Star Ambulatory Assessment was developed for which population?

Answer: Ambulant boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The NSAA is a 17-item functional scale for ambulant boys with DMD.

Compared with the GMFM-88, a key advantage of the GMFM-66 is that it:

Answer: Provides an interval-level score through Rasch analysis

The GMFM-66 uses Rasch analysis to give interval-level scores for children with CP.

On the Modified Ashworth Scale, a score of 1+ is defined as:

Answer: Slight increase in tone with a catch followed by minimal resistance through less than half of the ROM

1+ means a catch followed by minimal resistance through the rest (less than half) of the range.

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2) is normed for which age range?

Answer: 4 to 21 years

The BOT-2 assesses fine and gross motor proficiency from ages 4 through 21.

The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS) is designed for children in which age range?

Answer: Birth to 5 years

The PDMS assesses gross and fine motor skills from birth through about 5 years.

The Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (MABC-2) is most commonly used to identify which condition?

Answer: Developmental coordination disorder

The MABC-2 is a standard tool for identifying motor impairment consistent with DCD.

The Pediatric Balance Scale, a modification of the Berg Balance Scale, has a maximum score of:

Answer: 56

Like the Berg, the PBS has 14 items scored 0–4, for a maximum of 56.