Individual longitudinal neurodevelopmental trajectories of children treated with hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia from 3 months to 5 years of age.

Background: Hypothermia for perinatal asphyxia is a common treatment to decrease morbidity. This study aims to describe a) individual longitudinal neurodevelopmental trajectories over 5 years in children with perinatal asphyxia treated with hypothermia and b) the correlation between movement quality at 3 months and motor developmental outcomes at 5 years of age.

Methods: In this longitudinal cohort study, 18 children (12 male) were assessed at 3 (t), 6 (t), 12 (t), and 24 (t) months, and at the age of 5 (t) years, with standardized norm-referenced tests.

Reliability and Responsiveness of the Observable Movement Quality Scale for Children with Mild to Moderate Motor Impairments.

Aim: The Observable Movement Quality (OMQ) scale measures generic movement quality and is used alongside standardized age-adequate motor performance tests. The scale consists of 15 items, each focusing on a different aspect; together, the entire construct of movement quality is assessed. This study aimed to determine interrater and intrarater reliability, and responsiveness of the OMQ scale.

Construct Validity of the Observable Movement Quality Scale in Pediatrics: Hypothesis Testing of a Formative Measurement Model.

Background: The Observable Movement Quality (OMQ) Scale measures generic movement quality. Each item of the OMQ Scale focuses on a different element; together, the 15 items assess the whole construct of movement quality.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the construct validity of the OMQ Scale using 7 hypotheses defined to conform to the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments.

Educational programs for learning to observe movement quality in physical therapy: a design-based research approach.

: Movement observation is a core aspect in physical therapists' diagnosis to determine which interventions are adequate to improve functional abilities. The aim of this study was to derive design principles for an educational program for the development of observational skills.: We used a qualitative approach within a design-based research methodology.

Interrater Reliability of the Observable Movement Quality Scale for Children.

The authors investigated the interrater reliability, the standard deviation of the random measurement error, and the limits of agreement (LoA) of the Observable Movement Quality (OMQ) scale in children. Movement quality is important in the recognition of motor problems, and the OMQ scale, a questionnaire used by paediatric physical therapists, has been developed for use with an age-specific motor test to observe movement quality and score relative to what is expected for a child's age. Paediatric physical therapists (=28; 2 men, 26 women) observed video-recorded assessments of age-related motor tests in children (=9) aged 6 months to 6 years and filled in the OMQ scale (possible score range 15-75 points).