Dr Claire Kerr
| Email: | c.kerr@qub.ac.uk | Address: | School of Nursing & Midwifery |
| Phone: | +44 (0)28 9097 2895 | Queen's University Belfast | |
| Fax: | +44 (0)28 9097 | 97 Lisburn Road | |
| Belfast BT9 7BL | |||
| Room 5/313 |
Research interests
Clinical and health services research with children with cerebral palsy and their families; therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions in children with physical disabilities
Current Research Activity
- Management of the upper limb in cerebral palsy, PhD studentship (DEL with Prof. Linda Johnston), commenced Sept 2009: Mrs Karen McConnell
- Locomotor ability in children with ambulant forms of cerebral palsy (in collaboration with McDowell, Parkes and Cosgrove; funded by NI RDO RRG scheme; 2002-08; writing up)
Recent Publications
Kerr C, Parkes J, Stevenson M, Cosgrove A, McDowell BC (2011) Age-related changes in energy efficiency of gait, activity, participation in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 53: 61-67
Molloy M, McDowell BC, Kerr C, Cosgrove AP (2010) Further evidence of validity of the gait deviation index. Gait and Posture 31: 479-482
McDowell BC, Humphreys L, Kerr C, Stevenson M (2009) Test-retest reliability of a 1-min walk test in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (BSCP). Gait and Posture 29: 267-269
Molloy M, Salazar-Torres J, Kerr C, McDowell BC, Cosgrove AP (2008) The effects of industry standard averaging and filtering techniques in kinematic gait analysis. Gait and Posture 28: 559-562
Kerr C, Parkes J, Stevenson M, Cosgrove A, McDowell BC (2008) Energy efficiency in gait, activity, participation and health in a population-based study of children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 50: 204-210
McDowell BC, Kerr C, Kelly C, Salazar J, Cosgrove A (2008) The validity of an existing gait classification system when applied to a representative population of children with hemiplegia. Gait and Posture 28: 442-447
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Cosgrove A (2007) Oxygen cost versus a 1-minute walk test in a population of children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 27: 283-287
McDowell BC, Kerr C, Parkes J (2007) Interobserver agreement of the Gross Motor Function Classification System in an ambulant population of children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 49: 528-533
Kerr C, McDowell BC & McDonough S (2006) The relationship between gross motor function and participation restriction in children with cerebral palsy: an exploratory analysis. Child: Care, Health and Development 33: 22-27
Parkes J, Kerr C, McDowell BC, Cosgrove A. (2006) Recruitment bias in a population-based study of children with cerebral palsy. Pediatrics 118: 1616-1622
Kerr C, McDowell BC. Bradbury I, Walsh D, Cosgrove A, McDonough S. (2006) Electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 48: 870-876
McDowell BC, Kerr C, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2005) Validity of a one-minute walk test for children with Cerebral Palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 47: 744-748
Kerr C, McDowell B, McDonough S. 2004 Electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy: a review of effects on strength and motor function. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 46: 205-213
Recent Conference Presentations (from 2006)
Kerr C, Parkes J, McDowell BC. (2009) Locomotor ability in cerebral palsy. Invited speakers at: Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists Annual Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland
McDowell BC, Kerr C, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2008) Age related changes in oxygen cost, function and participation in a population of children with cerebral palsy. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Atlanta, USA
McDowell BC, Humphreys L, Kerr C, Stevenson M. (2007) Test retest reliability of a walk test for children with cerebral palsy (CP). European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Athens, Greece
Salazar-Torres J, Kerr C, McDowell BC, Cosgrove A. (2007) Pelvic kinematics and relationship to leg length and gait type in children with hemiplegia. European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Athens, Greece
Molloy M, Salazar-Torres J, Kerr C, McDowell BC, Cosgrove A. (2007) Averaging methods and their effect on normal ranges in kinematic gait analysis. European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Athens, Greece
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2007) ‘Natural’ progression of function in ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP). European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Athens, Greece
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2007) The Locomotor Study: An overview. Researching Children’s health: implications of the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, Oxford, England
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2007) Population-based survey of the relationship between energy efficiency during gait, functional ability and participation restriction in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Rehabilitation and Therapy Research Society, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Kerr C, McCann K, Kelly C, McDowell B, Salazar-Torres J, Cosgrove A. (2006) A modified gait classification system for children with hemiplegia. European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
McCann K, Kerr C, McDowell B, Salazar-Torres J, Cosgrove A. (2006) Reliability of a computerised algorithm in the classification of hemiplegic gait. European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
McDowell BC, Kerr C, Parkes J. (2006) Interrater Reliability of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Boston, USA
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2006) Population-based Survey of the Relationship between Oxygen Cost, Gross Motor Function and Participation Restriction in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Boston, USA
Kerr C, McDowell BC, Parkes J, Cosgrove A. (2006) How does functional ability impact on participation and health in children with ambulant cerebral palsy? European Academy of Childhood Disability, Barcelona, Spain
