International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Chia-hui Chen

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• Research Article
  Motor Deficit Severity Mediates Effects of Intellectual Function in Predicting Speech Motor Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  Author(s): Katie Pei-hsuan Wu, Yu-fen Chuang, Chia-ying Chung, Chia-Ling Chen, Chia-hui Chen and Chung-yao Chen Katie Pei-hsuan Wu, Yu-fen Chuang, Chia-ying Chung, Chia-Ling Chen, Chia-hui Chen and Chung-yao Chen
  
  Objective: To elucidate whether motor deficit severity mediates effects of intellectual function in predicting motor speech functions in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Twenty-five children with spastic CP aged 5-8 were classified into two groups, levels I-II (n=13) and levels III-IV(n=12) based on Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. Predictor was the intelligence quotient (IQ). Speech outcome measures were Percentage of Consonants Correct (PCC) and Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children (VMPAC). Pearson correlation analysis was used to investigate relationships between IQ and speech outcomes. A mediation analysis (a three-variable path model) was used to explain how GMFCS levels (the mediator) affect IQ to predict speech outcome. Results: Children with GMFCS levels I-II h.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000445

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