Reliability and construct validity of the Activities Scale for Kids in Italian children with cerebral palsy.

To investigate internal consistency and construct validity of the of the Activities Scale for Kids performance (ASKp) in Italian children with cerebral palsy (CP). This cross-sectional study was conducted from 2014 up to 2019 and consisted in the single self-administration of the Italian ASKp to 206 children aged 5-15, with unilateral or bilateral CP, classified on the basis of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). The ASKp showed good internal consistency (Chronbach's α 0.91, 95% CI 0.89-0.93). It distinguished between children and adolescents (70.3 ± 16.6 versus 83.0 ± 18.0, respectively; The ASKp could help integrate the perspective of children with CP in their rehabilitation process.