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Title: | Reliability of the 12-step ascend and descend test and its correlation with motor function in people with chronic stroke | Authors: | Ng, SMS Ng, HH Chan, KM Lai, JC To, AK Yeung, CW |
Issue Date: | Feb-2013 | Source: | Journal of rehabilitation medicine, Feb. 2013, v. 45, no. 2, p. 123-129 | Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate: (i) the intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the 12-step stair test; (ii) its correlation with other stroke-specific impairments; and (iii) the cut-off scores that best discriminate patients with stroke from healthy elderly subjects. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Setting: University-based rehabilitation centre. SUBJECTS: Thirty-five subjects with chronic stroke and 29 healthy elderly subjects. METHODS: The 12-step ascend and descend test was administered along with the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment for the lower extremities (FMA-LE), hand-held dynamometer measurements of hip abductor and knee extensor muscle strength, the Five Times Sit to Stand Test (FTSTST), assessment using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), activities-specific balance confidence scale (ABC) assessment, the 10-metre walk test, and the Timed “Up and Go” (TUG) test. RESULTS: The 12-step ascend and descend test showed excellent intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability. The test was positively correlated with FTSTST times, gait velocity, and TUG times, and negatively correlated with FMA-LE scores and BBS scores. A test performance of 15.22 seconds or less was shown reliably to discriminate healthy elderly subjects from stroke survivors. CONCLUSION: The 12-step ascend and descend test is a reliable clinical test that is inexpensive and easy to implement, and is useful for assessing the stair-walking ability of patients with chronic stroke. |
Keywords: | Stroke Walking Outcomes measures Rehabilitation |
Publisher: | Foundation for Rehabilitation Information | Journal: | Journal of rehabilitation medicine | ISSN: | 1650-1977 | EISSN: | 1651-2081 | DOI: | 10.2340/16501977-1086 | Rights: | © 2013 The Authors. Journal Compilation © 2013 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. The article is available at <http://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/?doi=10.2340/16501977-1086> |
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