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. |