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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CYCLING INTERVENTION ON CEREBRAL
PALSY PATIENTS, AND A SURVEY VALIDATION METHOD
by
Wenli Wang
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(BIOSTATISTICS)
December 2006
Copyright 2006 Wenli Wang
Object Description
| Title | The effectiveness of cycling intervention on cerebral palsy patients, and a survey validation method |
| Author | Wang, Wenli |
| Author email | wenliwan@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Biostatistics |
| School | Keck School of Medicine |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-08-31 |
| Date submitted | 2006 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 4 Oct. 2008. |
| Date published | 2008-10-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Azen, Stanley |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Ervin, Carolyn DeMuth, Sharon K. |
| Abstract | This thesis reports on the function and quality of life outcomes arising from a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of a cycling intervention for children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. A total of 64 qualified subjects were recruited and randomized into the cycling intervention (N=33) or the non-cycling control group (N=31). Data were collected at baseline and after three months (at follow-up) for: the time required to complete a 600 Yard Walk-Run Test, the distance walked during a 30 Second Walk Test, the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) and a self-report and/or parent report of the subjects perception of their health related quality of life from the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) and from the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL[trademark]). Also presented are the results of validating one of the quality of life surveys obtained from this study cohort using structural equation modeling (SEM). |
| Keyword | cerebral palsy; cycling intervention; PedsQL; PODCI; SEM |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m76 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Wang, Wenli |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Wang-20061004 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Wang-20061004.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CYCLING INTERVENTION ON CEREBRAL PALSY PATIENTS, AND A SURVEY VALIDATION METHOD by Wenli Wang A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (BIOSTATISTICS) December 2006 Copyright 2006 Wenli Wang |
