Validity of the telematic Fugl Meyer assessment scale - upper extremity (TFMA-UE) Spanish version.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telematic assistance has become indispensable in recent years. The increased prevalence of Acquired brain injury and the sequels it causes, requires long-lasting multidisciplinary treatments. Validated tools to assess the evolution of the disabilities and limitations of this pathology are essential to individualize and prescribe adapted treatments. The aim has been to create the telematic version of the Fugl Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity Motor Function (TFMA-UE) Spanish scale and its adaptation to the remote assessment of neurologic patients.

Methods

An adapted scale was designed based on the Fugl Meyer Assessment scale-telematic version (FMA-TV): TFMA-UE. This scale is composed by 21 items which evaluate the upper extremity motor function. Physiotherapists tra

SUBMITTER: Llamas-Ramos R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449578 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature