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Katherine A Benfer

Researcher at University of Queensland

Publications -  34
Citations -  798

Katherine A Benfer is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cerebral palsy & Gross Motor Function Classification System. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 592 citations. Previous affiliations of Katherine A Benfer include Children's Medical Research Institute.

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Oropharyngeal dysphagia and gross motor skills in children with cerebral palsy

Katherine A Benfer, +7 more
- 01 May 2013 - 
TL;DR: OPD was present across all levels of gross motor severity using direct assessments and highlights the need for proactive screening of all young children with CP, even those with mild impairments, to improve growth and nutritional outcomes and respiratory health.
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Clinimetrics of measures of oropharyngeal dysphagia for preschool children with cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disabilities: A systematic review

Katherine A Benfer, +2 more
- 01 Sep 2012 - 
TL;DR: The psychometric properties and clinical utility of objective measures of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children with cerebral palsy or neurodevelopmental disabilities aged 12-months to 5-years were determined.
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia in preschool children with cerebral palsy: Oral phase impairments

Katherine A Benfer, +5 more
- 01 Dec 2014 - 
TL;DR: Oral phase impairments were common in preschool children with CP, with severity increasing stepwise with declining gross motor function, and its association with mealtime duration, frequency and efficiency was not related to mealtime frequency, duration or efficiency.
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Longitudinal cohort protocol study of oropharyngeal dysphagia: relationships to gross motor attainment, growth and nutritional status in preschool children with cerebral palsy.

Katherine A Benfer, +8 more
- 01 Jan 2012 - 
TL;DR: This study is the first large population-based study of OPD in a representative sample of preschool children with CP, using direct clinical assessment and the strength of relationship between outcome and exposure variables will be analysed.
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Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Cerebral Palsy.

Katherine A Benfer, +6 more
- 01 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: Half of the OPD present in children with CP between 18 and 24 months resolved by 60 months, with improvement most common in GMFCS I to II.