Responsiveness of Goal Attainment Scaling in comparison to two standardized measures in outcome evaluation of children with cerebral palsy.

Objectives: To assess the responsiveness of Goal Attainment Scaling compared with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) and the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) in multidisciplinary rehabilitation practice.

Design: Observational study. Pretest-posttest design.

Interrater reliability of goal attainment scaling in rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy.

Objectives: To determine the interrater reliability of Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) in the routine practice of interdisciplinary rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy, and to examine the difference in the interrater reliability of the scores between GAS scales constructed by the children's own therapists and the scales constructed by independent therapists.

Design: Individually tailored GAS scales, based on predetermined criteria, were constructed at the start of a 6-month rehabilitation period. The outcome was rated independently by 2 therapists at the end of the treatment period.

Goal Attainment Scaling in paediatric rehabilitation: a report on the clinical training of an interdisciplinary team.

Background: Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) is a responsive method for individual goal setting and treatment evaluation. However, current knowledge about its reliability when used in paediatric rehabilitation treatment is insufficient and depends highly on standardization of the GAS method. A training programme was developed to introduce GAS to a team of 27 professionals from five disciplines.

Goal attainment scaling in paediatric rehabilitation: a critical review of the literature.

The aim of the study was to review the psychometric properties and use of goal attainment scaling (GAS) in paediatric rehabilitation research. We performed a critical literature review searching: (1) all studies whose main focus was to assess the psychometric properties of GAS in paediatric rehabilitation; and (2) all effect studies in paediatric rehabilitation that used GAS as one of the outcome measures. Three articles in the first group and six in the second group met the inclusion criteria.