GMFCS

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dictionary
gptkbp:appliesTo children with cerebral palsy
adults with cerebral palsy
youth with cerebral palsy
gptkbp:basisFor mobility
need for assistive devices
independence in movement
self-initiated movement
gptkbp:developedBy Palisano et al.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gross_Motor_Function_Classification_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GMFCS
gptkbp:introducedIn 1997
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:level 5
gptkbp:level1Description walks without limitations
gptkbp:level2Description walks with limitations
gptkbp:level3Description walks using a hand-held mobility device
gptkbp:level4Description self-mobility with limitations; may use powered mobility
gptkbp:level5Description transported in a manual wheelchair
gptkbp:purpose classify severity of motor function
gptkbp:relatedTo ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)
gptkbp:translatedInto multiple languages
gptkbp:updated GMFCS-Expanded & Revised
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:researchers
families
clinicians
therapists
gptkbp:usedFor cerebral palsy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GMFM-66
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8