Functional recovery following stroke: capturing changes in upper-extremity function.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Augmenting changes in recovery is core to the rehabilitation process following a stroke. Hence it is essential that outcome measures are able to detect change as it occurs, a property known as responsiveness. This article critically reviewed the responsiveness of functional outcome measures following stroke, specifically examining tools that captured upper-extremity (UE) functional recovery.

Methods

A systematic search of the literature was undertaken to identify articles providing responsiveness data for 3 types of change (observed, detectable, and important).

Results

Data from 68 articles for 14 UE functional outcome measures were retrieved. Larger percentage changes were required to be considered important when obtained through anchor-based m

SUBMITTER: Simpson LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486379 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature