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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for pilot study participants

From: Identifying pain trajectories in children and youth with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Inclusion Criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis of any form of CP

2. Age 8 to < 19 years old

3. Any GMFCS level

4. Successful completion of a sorting taska

5. Willingness to discuss their pain/physical discomfort

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to communicate independently with or without assistive devices, irrespective of motor ability

2. Inability to complete electronic questionnaires, with or without assistive devices.

  1. GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System. aThe sorting task was a multi-step procedure whereby children/youth had to: 1) sort 5 randomly lettered cubes from smallest to largest size; 2) match each cube to a picture scale (on paper); 3) state the name of something they enjoyed a lot, were neutral about, and disliked and then ranked how much they liked each on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from ‘not at all’ to ‘extremely’. Individuals had to complete all activities correctly to successfully pass the sorting task
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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