Reliability and concurrent validity of four square step test scores in subjects with chronic stroke: A pilot study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1306-1311

  Goh, Esther Y ^a   Chua, Salan Y ^a   Hong, Sze Jia ^b   Ng, Shamay S ^c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Balance, postural; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOUR SQUARE STEP TEST; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LIMITS OF STABILITY SCORE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PILOT STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STABILOGRAPHY; TIMED UP AND GO TEST;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84879504034     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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