Application of the Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66) in Dutch clinical practice: a survey study

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics

Variable	Frequency	Median	1st quartile	3rd quartile
Gender
Male	6/56 (10.7 %)
Female	50/56 (89.3 %)
Age		39.0	29.0	53.0
Area of practice
Primary care^a	12/56 (21.4 %)
Secondary care^a	33/56 (58.9 %)
Tertiary care^a	14/56 (25.0 %)
Type of qualification
Dutch Master of pediatric physiotherapy	26/56 (46.4 %)
No Dutch Master of pediatric physiotherapy	15/56 (26.8 %)
Else	15/56 (26.8 %)
Present education
None	48/56 (85.7 %)
Dutch Master of pediatric physiotherapy	4/56 (14.3 %)
Else	0/56 (0.0 %)
Years since graduation		7.0	3.0	16.0
Still in training	5/56 (8.9 %)
Knowledge Broker^b
Yes	22/56 (39.3 %)
No	33/56 (58.9 %)
Not known	1/56 (1.8 %)
Resources used to get competent regarding the GMFM-66
GMFM Self-Instructional Training CD-ROM^a	15/56 (26.8 %)
Colleagues^a	38/56 (67.9 %)
English Manual^a	25/56 (44.6 %)
Master of pediatric physiotherapy^a	19/56 (33.9 %)
Training GMFM^a	30/56 (53.6 %)
None of the above^a	0/56 (0.0 %)
Else^a	7/56 (12.5 %)
Years of experience with the GMFM-66		6.0	3.5	10.0
Not known	9/56 (16.1 %)
Frequency of GMFM-66 assessment (past year)		11.0	4.3	18.8

^aMultiple answers possible
^bThe Dutch CP Knowledge Brokers collaborate by a national network and mainly focus on implementation and application of measures

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