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Instrumented Gait Analysis (IGA) for Management of Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Needs Assessment Survey
Ellen M Godwin1, Yasser Salem, Rebecca A States
1Department of Physical Therapy (Drs Godwin and States), Long Island University Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Allied Health and Kinesiology (Dr Salem), School of Health Professions and Human Services, Hofstra University, Hempstead New York; Faculty of Physiotherapy (Dr Salem), Cairo University, Midwestern University (Dr Krzak), Downers Grove, Illinois; Shriners Hospitals for Children-Chicago (Dr Krzak), Chicago, Illinois; Walter E. & Agnes M. Griffin Motion Analysis Center (Dr McMulkin), Shriners Hospital for Children-Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Dr Bodkin-Winter), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
Purpose:
This needs assessment survey identifies the priorities of the clinical and research communities involved with the use of instrumented gait analysis (IGA) for a clinical practice guideline on IGA use with children with cerebral palsy (CP).
Methods:
Thirteen Likert scale questions asked about the importance of topics related to IGA. Other questions addressed respondents' demographics, experience with IGA, patient populations, and gait laboratory characteristics. Several open-ended questions were included and analyzed.
Results:
The survey was completed by 43 physical therapists and 53 non-physical therapists involved with IGA. More than 90% rated the following as critically or highly important: reliability and validity of IGA to identify gait pathology (94%); ability to longitudinally track gait pathology (93%); use in planning interventions (93%); use in evaluating outcomes (93%); and definition of IGA (90%).
Conclusions And Recommendations For Clinical Practice:
This needs assessment survey identified the topic priorities of clinicians and practitioners who use IGA for the management of children with CP. These results will guide the development of a clinical practice guideline on the use of IGA for the management of CP.
