Translating measurement findings into rehabilitation practice: An example using Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity with patients following stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1211-1222

  Velozo, Craig A ^a,b   Woodbury, Michelle L ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical goal setting; Fugl Meyer Assessment; Item response theory; Measurement; Occupational therapy; Rasch analysis; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GOAL SETTING; FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; RASCH ANALYSIS; STROKE; UPPER LIMBS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY; MEASUREMENTS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RATING; RECOVERY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT UPPER EXTREMITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84855909020     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.10.0203     Document Type: Article

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