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. 2015 Oct 7;15:146. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0459-8

Table 2.

Goal and target-population

Question Frequency
Primary purpose
 Diagnostic 4/54 (7.4 %)
 Evaluative 46/54 (85.2 %)
 Prognostic 3/54 (5.6 %)
 Else 1/54 (1.9 %)
Secondary purpose(s)
 Yes, namely 29/48 (60.4 %)
  Diagnostica 8/34 (23.5 %)
  Evaluativea 6/34 (17.6 %)
  Prognostica 23/34 (67.6 %)
  Elsea 5/34 (14.7 %)
 No 19/48 (39.6 %)
Primary population
 Cerebral Palsy 53/53 (100 %)
 Else (e.g. Developmental Coordination Disorder, Neuromuscular disorders, Acquired brain impairment, Rheumatic disorders, Spina Bifida or Down Syndrome) 0/53 (0.0 %)
Secondary population(s)
 Yes 32/51 (62.7 %)
  Cerebral Palsya 1/35 (2.9 %)
  Developmental Coordination Disordera 0/35 (0.0 %)
  Neuromuscular disordersa 8/35 (22.9 %)
  Acquired brain impairmenta 18/35 (51.4 %)
  Rheumatic disordersa 1/35 (2.9 %)
  Spina Bifidaa 3/35 (8.6 %)
  Down Syndromea 13/35 (37.1 %)
  Elsea 10/35 (28.6 %)
 No 19/51 (37.3 %)
Primary age category
  < 5 months 0/52 (0.0 %)
 5 months – 5 years 19/52 (36.5 %)
 6–11 years 29/52 (55.8 %)
 12–16 years 4/52 (7.7 %)
  > 16 years 0/52 (0.0 %)
Secondary age category
 Yes 46/50 (92.0 %)
   < 5 monthsa 1/50 (2.0 %)
  5 months – 5 yearsa 37/50 (74.0 %)
  6–11 yearsa 19/50 (38.0 %)
  12–16 yearsa 24/50 (48.0 %)
   > 16 yearsa 12/50 (24.0 %)
 No 4/50 (8.0 %)

aMultiple answers possible