Acronyms/Abbreviations/Symbols

Publication Details

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AMSTAR

Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews

CER

Comparative Effectiveness Review

CINAHL®

Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature

CP

Cerebral palsy

EHC

Effective Health Care

ERICsm

Educational Resources Information Center

GER

Gastroesophageal reflux

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GJ-Tube

Gastrojejunal tube

GMFCS

Gross Motor Function Classification System

G-Tube

Gastrostomy tube

HealthSTAR

Health Services Technology, Administration and Research

ISMAR

Innsbruck Sensorimotor Activator and Regulator

J-Tube

Jejunostomy tube

KI

Key informant

MEDLINE®

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

PEDro

Physiotherapy Evidence Database

PEG

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

QOL

Quality of life

RCT

Randomized controlled trial

SD

Standard deviation

SOE

Strength of evidence

SQCP

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy

TEP

Technical Expert Panel

TOO

Task Order Officer

VAS

Visual Analog Scale