Convergent Validity and Responsiveness of the SULCS.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the convergent validity and responsiveness of the Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale (SULCS) in comparison to the Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT), the Box and Blocks Test (BBT), and the upper limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). The SULCS is a relatively new measure that was designed to be easier to score and less time consuming than some existing measures.

Design

Prospective repeated-measures design.

Setting

Clinical research laboratory of a large public hospital.

Participants

Patients (N=61) <2 years poststroke with moderate to severe upper limb hemiparesis.

Intervention

Participants received 12 weeks of therapy that included neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the paretic finger and thumb extensors. The SULCS, AMAT, BBT, and FMA wer

SUBMITTER: Knutson JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309739 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature