https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/159511
Title: | Psychometric Properties of the Modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile in Stroke Patients | Authors: | LIAW, LIH-JIUN HSIEH, CHING-LIN LO, SING-KAI HUANG, MAO-HSIUNG LIN, JAU-HONG |
Keywords: | RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX;CLINICAL GAIT;RELIABILITY;REHABILITATION;VELOCITY;RECOVERY | Issue Date: | 2006 | Journal Volume: | v.20 | Journal Issue: | n.5 | Start page/Pages: | 429-437 | Source: | CLINICAL REHABILITATION | Abstract: | Objective: To examine the test convergent and predictive validity and responsiveness of the modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile (mEFAP) in assessing gait function in stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation. Subjects: Forty subacute stroke inpatients were enrolled in the validity and responsiveness study. Twenty chronic patients participated in the reliability study. Setting: Rehabilitation department of a medical centre. Design: In the validity and responsiveness study, patients were tested using the mEFAP, 10-m walking speed test, Barthel Index and Rivermead Mobility Index at admission and at discharge. For the reliability study, the patients completed the mEFAP twice one week apart. Results: The patients’ performances on the mEFAP were moderately to highly correlated with results of the 10-m walking speed test and Rivermead Mobility Index( absolute correlation coefficients ]/0.67), indicating good convergent validity. Patients’ performance on the mEFAP at admission was moderately correlated with the Barthel Index and Rivermead Mobility Index scores at discharge (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients / /0.52 and /0.78, respectively), indicating good predictive validity. The standardized response mean of the mEFAP was 1. 1 (PB/0.0001) , suggesting good responsiveness. The intraclass correlation coefficient ICC(3,1) for the mEFAP was 0.997, indicating excellent test reliability. Conclusions: Our results provide strong evidence that the mEFAP has good reliability, validity and responsiveness for assessing stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation. The mEFAP is a useful scale for measuring walking function and recovery in stroke patients. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/94652 |
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