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1.1 1 xml info:srw/schema/1/mods-v3.2 Krasovsky T author Keren-Capelovitch T author Friedman J author Weiss P L author 2021 English Assessment of self-feeding kinematics is seldom performed in an ecological setting. In preparation for development of an instrumented spoon for measurement of self-feeding in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the current work aimed to evaluate upper extremity kinematics of self-feeding in young children with typical development (TD) and a small, age-matched group of children with CP in a familiar setting, while eating with a spoon. METHODS: Sixty-five TD participants and six children diagnosed with spastic CP, aged 3-9 years, fed themselves while feeding was measured using miniature three-dimensional motion capture sensors (trakStar). Kinematic variables associated with different phases of self-feeding cycle (movement time, curvature, time to peak velocity and smoothness) were compared across age-groups in the TD sample and between TD children and those with CP. RESULTS: Significant between-age group differences were identified in movement times, time to peak velocity and curvature. Children with CP demonstrated slower, less smooth self-feeding movements, potentially related to activity limitations. CONCLUSIONS: The identified kinematic variables form a basis for implementation of self-feeding performance assessment in children of different ages, including those with CP, which can be deployed via an instrumented spoon. PMID:34280104 exported from refbase (https://refbase.nfshost.com/show.php?record=110), last updated on Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:35:56 +0000 text http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34280104 https://refbase.nfshost.com/files/krasovsky/2021/110_Krasovsky_etal2021.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34280104 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3098056 34280104 Krasovsky_etal2021 2021 continuing periodical academic journal 29 1462 1469 1534-4320 1