Clinimetric Properties of the Shortened Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Assessment of Arm Function in Hemiparetic Patients after Stroke: A Retrospective Study
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000034170
- Lead Sponsor
- Hyogo College of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Regarding inter-rater reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.994 (95% confidence interval: 0.988 to 0.997; P < .001). The mean differences between the raters of the shortened FMA were 0.07, and the limits of agreement were calculated to be between -0.81 and 0.95.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Not provided
Exclusion criteria include the following: (1) clear sign of dementia; (2) mental disorder, or aphasia as an obstacle to daily living; (3) excessive pain; (4) the sever e end-stage or uncontrolled medical conditions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The shortened Fugl-Meyer Assessment (6-item FMA)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (33-item FMA), the Action Research Arm Test, the Box and Block Test, and the Motor Activity Log.