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Posted by Rachael Lowe on September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Determining the feasibility of implementing a new concept to objectively evaluate actual functional abilities of transfemoral amputees into a new measuring tool called "Assessment of Daily Activity Performance in Transfemoral amputees" (ADAPT). Study 1 comprised two groups of 10 participants, age range 19-72 years. One group used microprocessor-controlled knee joints and the other group used mechanically controlled knee joints. Study 2 comprised 20 participants, age range 31-68 years. Two versions…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Neck Disability Index, Patient-Specific Functional Scale, and the Numeric Pain Rating Scale in a cohort of patients with cervical radiculopathy. A single-group repeated-measures design. Patients (n = 165) presenting to physical therapy with cervical radiculopathy completed the Neck Disability Index, Patient-Specific Functional Scale, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale at the baseline examination and at a follow-up. At…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This stud compared the test-retest reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Dynamic Gait Index, the 4-item Dynamic Gait Index, and the Functional Gait Assessment for assessment of walking in patients with stroke. Forty-five outpatients participating in the validity and responsiveness study were tested using the 3 walking measures as well as the 10-m walk test, Barthel Index, and Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Augmenting validated paper versions of existing outcome measures with an equivalent online version may offer substantial research advantages (cost, rapidity and reliability). However, equivalence of online and paper questionnaires cannot be assumed, nor can acceptability to respondents. The aim was to test whether online and written versions of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), a standard measure of functional disability in back pain, are equivalent at both group and individual…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to perform a detailed psychometric analysis using both classical test theory and Rasch analysis of the three main scales of the Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scales (TAPES) in people with a lower-limb amputation. A sample of 498 persons who were prosthesis users with a lower-limb amputation was retrospectively studied, pooled from a number of studies undertaken across the United Kingdom and Ireland…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to compare the responsiveness of two self-report measures and three physical performance measures of function following physiotherapy for osteoarthritis of the knee. Patients referred for physiotherapy with osteoarthritis of the knee were recruited. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC), Lequesne Algofunctional Index (LAI), timed-up-and-go test (TUGT), timed-stand test (TST) and six-minute walk test (6MWT) were administered at first and final physiotherapy visits…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to compare responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) with that of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in patients with hand injuries. Patients with hand injuries were consecutively recruited from 2 community hospitals. Each patient was asked to complete out the MHQ, the DASH questionnaire, the satisfaction with their health-related quality of life…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to compare the psychometric properties of the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Index used to measure physical ability in people with low back pain. Twenty-three articles were reviewed using an adult population over 18 years old with acute, sub-acute and chronic low back pain. The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Oswestry Disability Index demonstrate good reliability in test-retest performance clinically at initial…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity of the Activity Inventory of the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment and the Clinical Outcome Variables Scale (COVS), 2 measures of functional mobility. It was a retrospective longitudinal study of 24 inpatients (mean age 83 years (standard deviation 7)) on a geriatric rehabilitation unit where the primary reasons for admission were deconditioning (n=9) and hip fracture (n=7). The study tested hypotheses…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to compare responsiveness (ability to measure change) of the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) and Upper Extremity Functional Index (UEFI). Statistical analyses included Rasch analysis to place the instruments on the same scale, analysis of variance to compare change scores, correlations to compare change scores with global ratings, and the use of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to determine meaningful change…
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