Measurement Motoric System of Cerebral Palsy Disability using Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)

Aris Rakhmadi,Ragil Ariyanto

doi:10.23917/khif.v7i1.11864

Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a mobility disorder, muscle tone or posture disruption caused by brain damage that appears during brain growth, and often occurs before birth. CP has an impact on the daily activities of the suffered patient. Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) is a type of clinical measurement to evaluate development progress in the motoric function of CP patients. The purpose of this research is to design software to monitor and evaluate motoric parameters of CP patients. The software implements the GMFM method. The development mechanism went through the process of Software Requirements Specification (SRS). The result shows that the software helps monitor and evaluate CP patients. Software application in the field assists in evaluating the initial examination of T-1 until the final examination of T-6. Records show the enhancement dimensions of lying and rolling by 13.3%, sitting 14.8%, crawling and kneeling by 15.7%, standing by 16.5%, and walking-running-jumping 17.4%. We conclude that the application supports recording and analyzing motoric cerebral palsy data.

Highlights

World Health Organization (WHO) in 2003 estimated that the number of disabilities in Indonesia around 7-10% of the total population of Indonesia
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of movement, muscle tone, or posture caused by brain damage that occurs during the period of brain development, and most often occurs before birth
Reference where X1 is the variable of the average score of dimension A [1] (17 measurements of lie down and roll), X2 is the variable of the average score of dimension B (20 measurements of sitting), X3 is the variable of the average score of dimension C

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Introduction

World Health Organization (WHO) in 2003 estimated that the number of disabilities in Indonesia around 7-10% of the total population of Indonesia. Most of the children with disabilities or around 292,250 children are in the community under the guidance and supervision of parents and families. They have not received proper health services[1]. Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation [3]. The most obvious characteristic of CP is motoric disorders including spasticity, motoric control disorders, and muscle weakness. This motoric disturbance can cause limitations in mobility activities related to walking or climbing stairs. The prevalence of CP throughout the world continues to increase, including the prevalence in Indonesia[4]

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