A pilot study of the Video Observations Aarts and Aarts (VOAA): A new software program to measure motor behaviour in children with cerebral palsy

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-122

  Aarts, Pauline B M ^a   Jongerius, Peter H ^a   Aarts, Michel A G ^b   Van Hartingsveldt, Margo J ^c   Anderson, Patricia G ^a   Beumer, Annechien ^a  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen ^*  (Netherlands)

^b CAPGEMINI   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Occupational therapy; Video Observations Aarts and Aarts (VOAA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34250712361     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.229     Document Type: Article

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