Responsiveness and Validity of 3 Outcome Measures of Motor Function After Stroke Rehabilitation

Responsiveness and validity of 3 outcome measures of motor function after stroke rehabilitation.

Responsiveness and validity of three outcome measures of motor function after stroke rehabilitation.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study investigated and compared the responsiveness and validity of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) for patients after stroke rehabilitation. METHODS A total of 57 patients with stroke received 1 of 3 rehabilitation treatments for 3 weeks. At pretreatment and posttreatment, the 3 outcome m...

Responsiveness and validity of three dexterous function measures in stroke rehabilitation.

In this study, we compared the responsiveness and validity of the Box and Block Test (BBT), the Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT), and the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). We randomized 59 patients with stroke into one of three rehabilitation treatments for 3 weeks. We administered six outcome measures (BBT, NHPT, ARAT, Fugl-Meyer Assessment [FMA], Motor Activity Log [MAL], and Stroke Impact Scale [SIS...

Outcome Measures in Stroke Rehabilitation

To enhance the clinical meaningfulness of the SREBR, the present review provides the best available information on how outcome measures might be classified and selected for use, based upon their measurement qualities. For this purpose, we have selected for review some of the most commonly-used measures in stroke rehabilitation. The ICF conceptual framework is used to classify measures in stroke...

Motor Rehabilitation after Stroke

1Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan 2School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA 4Department...