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Table 6 PEDI scaled scores caregiver assistance; self care and mobility.

From: Long-term outcomes five years after selective dorsal rhizotomy

 

Preop

Mean (SD)

6 m

Mean (SD)

12 m

Mean (SD)

18 m

Mean (SD)

3 yrs

Mean (SD)

5 yrs

Mean (SD)

p-value

Caregiver Assistance, Self-care

GMFCS I–II

58.7 (12.0)

61.9 (14.3)

62.5 (12.5)

67.3 (10.5)

73.2 (8.6)

88.8 (13.5)

< 0.001

GMFCS III

56.1 (10.9)

61.7 (10.1)

66.1 (16.7)

65.2 (8.2)

68.5 (14.6)

72.2 (15.6)

NS

GMFCS IV–V

34.9 (10.1)

42.0 (9.9)

45.0 (11.0)

47.7 (11.8)

52.3 (12.8)

53.3 (14.4)

< 0.001

GMFCS I–V

46.2 (15.5)

51.9 (14.8)

54.6 (15.8)

57.0 (14.1)

61.7 (15.3)

67.2 (20.7)

< 0.001

Caregiver Assistance, Mobility

GMFCS I–II

62.0 (12.8)

70.4 (11.1)

75.9 (12.2)

79.3 (13.8)

89.3 (15.3)

93.1 (10.6)

< 0.001

GMFCS III

51.1 (9.1)

60.3 (8.9)

62.7 (5.8)

64.3 (9.8)

67.7 (6.2)

73.4 (11.8)

0.01

GMFCS IV–V

34.9 (10.1)

42.0 (9.9)

45.0 (11.0)

47.7 (11.8)

52.3 (12.8)

53.3 (14.4)

< 0.001

GMFCS I–V

43.4 (21.4)

52.3 (18.9)

56.7 (17.5)

60.6 (18.5)

67.8 (20.1)

71.7 (19.5)

< 0.001

  1. Mean, Standard deviation (SD) for all assessments in GMFCS I–II (n = 8), GMFCS III (n = 7), GMFCS IV–V (n = 15) and the group as a whole (GMFCS I–V (n = 30). P-values obtained with Friedman's test: pre- 6, 12, 18 months, 3 and 5 years postoperatively.