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Reliability and Validity of the Dutch Language Version of the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS-NL) and the Viking Speech Scale (VSS-NL) in Flanders, Belgium
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Observation at home. for Cerebral Palsy and Communication. Completed, enrolled 20 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The study aims to determine the reliability and validity of the CFCS-NL and VSS-NL (both speech and language-related classification scales for children with cerebral palsy) for Flanders so they can be implemented within the CP-referencecentre at UZ Leuven, amongst the classification scales that are already being used.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
An appointment will be made at home, first one of the parents will be interviewed using the 'Social Functioning' subdomain of the PEDI-NL (Ostensjo, Bjorbaekmo, Brogren Carlberg, \& Vollestad, 2006) to determine the validity of the CFCS-NL and the VSS NL . This section contains some aspects that question the communication skills. The PEDI-NL was chosen as there is no gold standard to investigate functional communication in people with CP. Most standardized test and observational instruments only investigate language comprehension and / or language production and are furthermore developed for normally developing children. On the other hand, a video recording will be made in which the child interacts with a relative and an unknown person (the researcher) so that the CFCS-NL and VSS-score can be determined by the student and the speech therapists of the CP reference center.