Inter-rater reliability and validity of the Action Research arm test in stroke patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-114

  Hsieh, Ching Lin ^a   Hsueh, I Ping ^a   Chiang, Fu Mei ^b   Lin, Po Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arm function; Cerebrovascular disorders; Disability evaluation; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

AGED; ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031959409     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.2.107     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Fleiss JL. The Design and Analysis of Clinical Experiments. New York: Wiley, 1986.
2. Wilkin D, Hallam L, Doggett M. Measures of Need and Outcome for Primary Health Care. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
3. Johnston MV, Keith RA, Hinderer SR. Measurement standards for interdisciplinary medical rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992; 73 (suppl. 12S): SI-23.
4. Lyle RC. A performance test for assessment of upper limb function in physical rehabilitation treatment and research. Int J Rehabil Res 1981; 4: 483-92.
5. Carroll D. A quantitative test of upper extremity function. J Chronic Dis 1965; 18: 479-91.
6. Carroll D. Hand function in hemiplegia. J Chronic Dis 1965; 18: 493-500.
7. DeWeerdt WJG, Harrison MA. Measuring recovery of arm hand function in stroke patients: a comparison of the Brunnstrom - Fugl-Meyer test and the Action Research Arm test. Physiother Can 1985; 37: 65-70.
8. Law M, Letts L. A critical review of scales of activities of daily living. Am J Occup Ther 1989; 43: 522-8.
9. Ottenbacher K, Stull GA. The analysis and interpretation of medical comparison studies in rehabilitation research. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1993; 72: 266-71.
10. Sheikh K. Disability scales: assessment of reliability. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1986; 67: 245-9.
11. Carr JH, Shepherd RB, Nordholm L, Lunne D. Investigation of a new assessment scale for stroke patients. Phys Ther 1985; 65: 175-80.
12. Poole LJ, Whitney SL. Motor assessment scale for stroke patients concurrent validity and interrater reliability. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1988; 69: 195-7.
13. Fugl-Meyer AR, Jaasko L, Leyman I, Olsson S, Steglind S. The post-stroke hemiplegic patient 1. A method for evaluation of physical performance. Scan J Rehabil Med 1975; 7: 13-31.
14. Lindmark B, Hamrin E. Evaluation of functional capacity after stroke as a basis for active intervention. Presentation of a modified chart for motor capacity assessment and its reliability. Scan J Rehabil Med 1988; 20: 103-9.
15. Lindmark B, Hamrin E. Evaluation of functional capacity after stroke as a basis for active intervention. Validation of a modified chart for motor capacity assessment. Scan J Rehabil Med 1988; 20: 111-5.
16. Demeurisse G, Demol O, Robaye E. Motor evaluation in vascular hemiplegia. Eur Neurol 1980; 19: 382-9.
17. Sunderland A, Tinson D, Bradley L, Langton Hewer R. Arm function after stroke. An evaluation of grip strength as a measure of recovery and a prognostic indicator. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1989; 52: 1267-72.
18. Collin C, Wade D. Assessing motor impairment after stroke: a pilot reliability study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1990; 53: 576-9.
19. Collen FM, Wade DT, Bradshaw CM. Mobility after stroke: reliability of measures of impairment and disability, Int Disabil Stud 1990; 12: 6-9.
20. Richman J, Makrides L, Prince B. Research methodology and applied statistics. Part 3: measurement procedures in research. Physiother Can 1980; 32: 253-7.
21. Ott L. An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis. Bellemont, CA: Duxbury Press, 1977.
22. Shrout PE, Fleiss JL. Intra-class correlations: uses in assessing rater reliability. Psychol Bull 1979; 86: 420-8.
23. Dodds TA, Martin DP, Stolov WC, Deyo RA. A validation of the functional independence measurement and its performance among rehabilitation inpatients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1993; 74: 531-6.
24. Desrosiers J, Brovo G, Hubert R. Reliability of the revised functional autonomy measurement system (SMAF) for epidemiological research. Age Ageing 1995; 24: 402-6.
25. Armstrong BK, White E, Saracci R. Principles of Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
26. Basken JJ, Marshall HJ, Broad JB, Owen PH, Green G. The good side after stroke: ipsilateral sensory-motor function needs careful assessment. Age Ageing 1996; 25: 239-44.
27. Jebson RH, Griffth ER, Long EW, Fowler R. Function of 'normal' hand in stroke patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1971; 52: 170-81.
28. Jones R, Donaldson I, Parkin P. Impairment and recovery of ipsilateral sensory-motor function following unilateral cerebral infarction. Brain 1989; 112: 113-32.
29. Keller M, Frost J, Silberberg N, Iversen I, Cummings R. Hand strength and dexterity. Am J Occup Ther 1971; 25: 77-83.
30. Wade DT. Measurement in Neurological Rehabilitation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
31. DeSouza LH, Langton Hewer R, Miller S. Assessment of recovery of arm control in hemiplegic stroke patients. Arm function test. Int Rehabil Med 1980; 2: 3-9.