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of Washington, 2University of Western Ontario, 3Drexel University, 4Langston University, 5Mercer University
Items from the two tests were merged to create the ECAB
based on:
Move & PLAY teams conceptual analysis of postural
control across age & severity of children with CP
Reduction of respondent burden by decreasing number
of items
Maintenance of data spread across GMFCS levels
Desire for one comprehensive test of balance across all
participants
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ECAB 13
PLACING ALTERNATE FOOT ON THE STEP WHILE STANDING UNSUPPORTED
(Items 8 & 9 are weighted x 1.5; Items 10 & 11 x 2.5; and Items 12 & 13 x 4 for total score.)
PART I: Head and Trunk Postural Control
TOTAL SCORE PART I (MAX 36):
PART II: Sitting & Standing Postural Control TOTAL SCORE PART II (MAX 64):
TOTAL ECAB SCORE (MAX 100):
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Acknowledgements
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Copyright: Sarah W. McCoy (westcs@uw.edu), Doreen J. Bartlett, Lisa A. Chiarello, Robert J. Palisano, Lynn Jeffries, Alyssa Fiss.
Unpublished work, 2010.
Additional Members of the Move & PLAY Team: P. Rosenbaum6, B. Stoskopf6, A. Yocum7, A.
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Wood3 L Kang3, N Almasri3, H Chang3, D. Begnoche
With funding from:
National Institutes of Disability
and Rehabilitation Research
MOP-81107
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