CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
A Population-Based Analysis of Behavior Problems in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Abstract
Used the National Health Interview Survey, Child Health Supplement for 1981 and 1988, to analyze parent-reported behavior problems of children, ages 4–17 years, with cerebral palsy (n = 47), with mental retardation (n = 50), with other chronic conditions (n = 6,038), and with no known health problem (n = 5,930), using the Behavior Problem Index (developed by Zill & Peterson). Behaviors with scores greater than the 90th percentile of the entire sample were considered problem behaviors. Parent-reported behavior problems were 5 times more likely in children with cerebral palsy (25.5%) compared with children having no known health problem (5.4%). The adjusted odds ratio for behavior problems of children with cerebral palsy without mental retardation was 4.9 and of children with mental retardation without cerebral palsy was 7.9. Specific behaviors that were most problematic for children with cerebral palsy were identified as dependency, headstrong, and hyperactive.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1996
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/21.3.447
Repository Citation
McDermott, Suzanne; Coker, Ann L.; Mani, Subramani; Krishnaswami, Shanthi; Nagle, Richard J.; Barnett-Queen, Laura L.; and Wuori, Donald F., "A Population-Based Analysis of Behavior Problems in Children with Cerebral Palsy" (1996). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 117.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/117
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Pediatric Psychology, v. 21, no. 3, p. 447-463.
Dr. Ann Coker had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.