Rasch validation of a new scale to measure dependency in arm use in daily life: the Upper Limb Lucerne ICF-based Multidisciplinary Observation Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

About 77% of adults with stroke have upper limb impairments. Many scales are available to measure the impairment and activity level of the affected limb. However, an observational scale to assess dependency on others in upper limb performance during daily life activities instead of laboratory settings is lacking. Therefore, we developed a new 5-item Upper Limb Lucerne ICF-based Multidisciplinary Observation Scale (UL-LIMOS). As next step in the psychometric analysis, we evaluated the unidimensionality and structural validity of the UL-LIMOS with Rasch Measurement Theory and we calculated a cut-off score for independent arm use in daily life activities at discharge.

Methods

This is a single-center cross-sectional study in adults with (sub) acute stroke. We applie

SUBMITTER: Van de Winckel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364475 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature