title: Parent goals as outcome measures for children receiving treadmill training: a series of case reports.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This series of case reports examined attainment of parents' goals for children receiving treadmill training and parents' satisfaction with goal attainment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four children with cerebral palsy completed 5-8 weeks of standardized training while wearing a body weight support harness. Outcome measures were family goals using goal attainment scaling (GAS): a score of 0 equaled goal attainment, scores of -2 and -1 represented lower-than-expected performance and +1 and +2 exceeded expected performance. Parent satisfaction with goal attainment was assessed on a Likert scale from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (very unsatisfied).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All participants achieved GAS levels of ≥0, indicating all goals were met. All parents rated their satisfaction with goal attainment as 'very satisfied'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report using family goals as outcome measures to assess effects of treadmill training. Future studies of treadmill training should include family- and child-centred goals as potential outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Therapy Department & Shriners Gait Lab, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Tanja A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mayson
authors.forename: Valerie J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome