Functional status in limb deficiency: development of an outcome measure for preschool children.
OBJECTIVE
To develop an outcome measure of functional status in preschool children with limb deficiency.


METHODS
Parents of preschool children with limb deficiency completed self-report measures during a routine medical clinic visit.


METHODS
Outpatient pediatric clinic.


METHODS
Fifty-two parents of children (ages 4 to 7) with acquired or congenital limb deficiency.


METHODS
The newly developed Child Amputee Prosthetics Project-Functional Status Inventory for Preschool children (CAPP-FSIP).


RESULTS
Initial psychometric studies indicate high internal consistency reliability of the new instrument. Content validity was established through expert clinician review. Initial construct validity analyses confirm that the CAPP-FSIP discriminates between children with upper and lower deficiency and their prosthesis use for functional activities.


CONCLUSIONS
The CAPP-FSIP is a promising new measure for evaluating preschool age children with limb deficiency.
Pruitt
S D
SD
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, School of Medicine, San Deigo Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 92161, USA.
Varni
J W
JW
Seid
M
M
Setoguchi
Y
Y
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000674:Amputees / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics