Development and feasibility of a modified Fugl-Meyer lower extremity assessment for telerehabilitation: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of stroke survivors experience motor impairment which benefits from rehabilitation treatment. Telerehabilitation, remote delivery of rehabilitation services, is a possible solution providing access to rehabilitation for stroke survivors living in rural areas or in situations like the COVID-19 pandemic where face-to-face treatment may be risky. However, valid and reliable motor impairment measures have not yet been established over a telerehabilitation platform. The Fugl-Meyer (FM) lower extremity assessment is widely used clinically and in research. Thus, the aim was to develop a modified FM for telerehabilitation (FM-tele) and assess the feasibility and preliminary agreement of FM-tele scores with the FM.

Methods

Three phases were employed: phase 1 d

SUBMITTER: Peters S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8182356 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature