The Functional Gait Assessment in People with Multiple Sclerosis: Validity and Sensitivity to Change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessments of balance and walking are often performed in rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) is a test of walking balance including challenging items such as walking with a narrow base of support, with eyes closed, and backward. The aim was to investigate the validity (concurrent, discriminant, and known-groups) and sensitivity to change of the modified FGA in ambulatory individuals with MS.

Methods

A convenience sample of 87 individuals with MS was included (mean age, 54 years; 79% women). Concurrent and discriminant validity was investigated using tests of dynamic balance and the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale and Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS). Known-groups validity was investigated with self-re

SUBMITTER: Forsberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7313404 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature