This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Hsueh, I-P. Articles by Hsieh, C.-L. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Hsueh, I-P. Articles by Hsieh, C.-L. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Responsiveness of two upper extremity function instruments for stroke inpatients receiving rehabilitation

Ching-Lin Hsieh

School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Objective: To compare the responsiveness of the Action Research Arm test (ARAT) and the upper extremity section of the Motor Assessment Scale (UE-MAS) in assessing the recovery of upper extremity function in stroke inpatients receiving rehabilitation.

Subjects: Forty-eight stroke inpatients.

Setting: The physical medicine and rehabilitation department of a medical centre.

Design: The patients were tested at admission and at discharge from the department.

Methods: Various indices, including effect size d, Wilcoxon test and Spearman's rho, were used to assess responsiveness. The change in score of the upper extremity subscale of the Fugl-Meyer scale was used as the external criterion.

Results: The responsiveness indices of both total scores of the ARAT and UE-MAS are generally moderate and similar (d = 0.52, Wilcoxon Z = 5.03, p < 0.001 and rho = 0.66 for the ARAT; d = 0.45, Z = 4.54, p < 0.001 and rho = 0.7 for the UE-MAS). Responsiveness indices are small to moderate and similar in each of the subscales of both instruments.

Conclusion: The results of this study support the value of the ARAT and UE-MAS for measuring recovery of upper extremity function in stroke patients.

Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 16, No. 6, 617-624 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/0269215502cr530oa


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J.-H. Lin, M.-J. Hsu, C.-F. Sheu, T.-S. Wu, R.-T. Lin, C.-H. Chen, and C.-L. Hsieh Psychometric Comparisons of 4 Measures for Assessing Upper-Extremity Function in People With Stroke Physical Therapy, August 1, 2009; 89(8): 840 - 850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Y.-w. Hsieh, C.-y. Wu, K.-c. Lin, Y.-f. Chang, C.-l. Chen, and J.-s. Liu Responsiveness and Validity of Three Outcome Measures of Motor Function After Stroke Rehabilitation Stroke, April 1, 2009; 40(4): 1386 - 1391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				N. Yozbatiran, L. Der-Yeghiaian, and S. C. Cramer A Standardized Approach to Performing the Action Research Arm Test Neurorehabil Neural Repair, February 1, 2008; 22(1): 78 - 90. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C K English, S L Hillier, K Stiller, and A Warden-Flood The sensitivity of three commonly used outcome measures to detect change amongst patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation following stroke Clinical Rehabilitation, January 1, 2006; 20(1): 52 - 55. [Abstract] [PDF]