TITLE:
Comparative Reliability of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP) in the Greek Language for Infants 3 to 18 Months
AUTHORS:
Thomas Besios, Alexandra Hristara-Papadopoulou, Paris Iakovidis, Savas Mauromoustakos, Yannis Tzioumakis, Olympia Vliagofti, Nikos Comoutos
KEYWORDS:
IMP, Test, Infants, Assessment, Reliability
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.8 No.1,
February
27,
2018
ABSTRACT: In recent years, many tests have been developed to
evaluate the mobility and functional capacity of children with Cerebral Palsy
(CP). The Infant Motor Profile (IMP) is a recent qualitative infant kinetic
behavior assessment for ages 3 to 18 months. Thus, the purpose of the present
study is to determine the reliability of the IMP translated for the first time
for Greek population, for infants aged 3 to 18 months in order to provide a reliable tool in the
hands of experts. Twenty infants (11 girls and 9 boys) with average age ±12.75 months participated
in the study. The Greek version of the IMP and
a Nikon 5300 digital camera for video recording were used for data collection.
The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences
between the two independent evaluators and that the Greek IMP had strong
reliability. Overall, the results of the present investigation provided
considerable evidence suggesting that the Greek version of the IMP test is
reliable and can be used to detect kinetic disorders in infants aged 3 to 18
months for the Greek population.