學院

醫學院

系所

職能治療學系

題名

Assessing the Streamlined Wolf Motor Function test as outcome measure for stroke rehabilitation.

作者

Wu, C-Y., Tiffany Fu, Lin, K-C.*, Feng, C-T., Hsieh, K-P., Yu, H-W., Lin, C-H., Hsieh, C-J. & Ota Hisaaki.

期刊名稱

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (SCI期刊)

發表日期

2011

著作性質

原著

語文

英文

關鍵字

cerebrovascular accident, rehabilitation, outcome measures, clinimetrics, Wolf Motor Function Test, streamlining

摘要

Objective. This study investigates the clinimetric properties of the streamlined Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), a 6-item version of the performance time scale of the WMFT. Methods. The streamlined WMFT, along with 2 criterion measures, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), were administered to 64 stroke patients before and after a 3-week intervention. Responsiveness was examined using the Wilcoxon signed rank test and standardized response mean (SRM). Criterion-related validity was investigated using the Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ). Results. The mean score on the baseline FMA upper extremity of the patients was 44.84 (standard deviation = 12.77). The streamlined WMFT and the original performance time scale showed comparable responsiveness (SRM = 0.29 and 0.37, respectively). The concurrent validity of the streamlined WMFT was good (ρ = 0.57-0.69). For predictive validity, the streamlined WMFT showed slightly better association with the criterion measures (ρ = 0.60-0.68) than did the original scale (ρ = 0.56-0.64). Conclusions. Compared with the original scale, the streamlined WMFT showed improved clinical utility.