Mobility Following Childhood TBI
Mobility Skills Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury
Chief Investigator: Ms Anne Kissane
Associate Investigators: Professor Mary Galea, Dr Beverly Eldridge, Dr Kevin Dunne, Dr Gavin Williams
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
VNI Funding: $62,605
Project Start Date: 01-Jan-07
Project Summary:
Little is known of the recovery of mobility skills and the impact of physical deficits after childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI). A sensitive and age-appropriate measurement tool is required to record performance, evaluate efficacy of rehabilitation interventions and guide participation in physical activity in the home, school and community. Currently, there are no valid and responsive tools to evaluate performance and recovery of high-level mobility skills following childhood TBI. The primary objective of this study is to identify whether the High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) is a useful evaluative outcome measure of mobility skills in children and adolescents with TBI. This study also aims to: i) evaluate clinical utility of the HiMAT in children and adolescents with TBI, ii) evaluate reliability and responsiveness of the HiMAT to change over time in children and adolescents with TBI, iii) evaluate concurrent validity of the HiMAT with the Functional Skills Mobility Scale and Caregiver Assistance Mobility Scale of the PEDI and iv) compare the mobility skills of children and adolescents with moderate and severe TBI with healthy age-matched peers.
