Systematic review of outcome measures used in the evaluation of robot-assisted upper limb exercise in stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-189

  Sivan, Manoj ^a,b   O'Connor, Rory J ^a,b,c   Makower, Sophie ^a,c   Levesley, Martin ^a   Bhakta, Bipinchandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICF; Psychometrics; Rehabilitation; Robotic devices; Scales

Indexed keywords

ARM; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STROKE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79952507086     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0674     Document Type: Review

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