Abstract: Objective To analyze the correlation between gross motor function and activities of daily living(ADL)in children with cerebral palsy.Methods 42 children with CP(26 males,16 females,average age 49.5±21.5 months,11 children with spastic quadriplegia,22 with spastic diplegia,5 with spastic hemiplegia,2 with athetosis and 2 with dystonia)were assessed with Gross Motor Function Classification System(GMFCS)and Gross Motor Function Measure(GMFM)for the assessment and classification of gross motor function.Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory(PEDI)was used to assess the ADL.The ADL of children with different levels of GMFCS and the correlation between gross motor function and ADL were analyzed.Results The more severe of GMFCS,the less standard score of PEDI.There was the highest correlation between the GMFM66 scores and scaled scores of PEDI in mobility and social function(r=0.84),whereas a weaker correlation appeared between GMFM66 scores and scaled scores of PEDI in social function(r=0.72).Conclusion Since the gross motor function of children with CP greatly affects the ADL,the gross motor function training should be the main item for CP children,the training goal of ADL should be made according to the levels of GMFCS.

Key words: cerebra palsy, gross motor function, activities of daily living