Construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability of the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation (USER) in patients admitted to inpatient geriatric rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation is a multi-domain measurement with good content validity, structural validity and reliability for measuring physical functioning (mobility, selfcare) and cognitive functioning in geriatric rehabilitation. We aimed to determine the construct validity of both Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation scales and the responsiveness and interpretability of the scale for physical functioning in geriatric rehabilitation.

Design

Prospective follow-up study embedded in routine care.

Setting

Four care organisations in The Netherlands.

Subjects

Patients admitted for inpatient geriatric rehabilitation (2021-2022).

Main measures

Data collection included the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitatio

SUBMITTER: de Waal MWM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature