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The tools of disability outcomes research functional status measures
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Researchers in the field of disabilities research need to consider carefully study objectives when measuring physical functioning in people with disabilities when measuring functional status measures.About:
This article is published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.The article was published on 2000-12-01. It has received 325 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Activities of daily living & Quality of life (healthcare).read more
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Targeting recovery: Priorities of the spinal cord-injured population
TL;DR: A novel survey was performed in which subjects were asked to rank seven functions in order of importance to their quality of life, and regained arm and hand function was most important to quadriplegics, while regaining sexual function was the highest priority for paraplegics.
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Criteria for assessing the tools of disability outcomes research
TL;DR: Traditional criteria are recommended, including psychometric properties of validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change, as are newer statistical methods for assessing scaling properties, such as Rasch analysis.
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Handgrip strength as a predictor of functional, psychological and social health. A prospective population-based study among the oldest old
Diana G. Taekema,Jacobijn Gussekloo,Andrea B. Maier,Rudi G. J. Westendorp,Anton J. M. de Craen +4 more
TL;DR: Poor handgrip strength predicts accelerated dependency in ADL and cognitive decline in oldest old, and could be a useful instrument in geriatric practice to identify those oldest old patients at risk for this accelerated decline.
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Reliability and validity of the CMT neuropathy score as a measure of disability
Michael E. Shy,Julian Blake,Katherine M. Krajewski,Darren R. Fuerst,Matilde Laura,A. Hahn,Jun Li,Richard A. Lewis,Mary M. Reilly +8 more
TL;DR: The Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) neuropathy score is a validated measure of length-dependent axonal and demyelinating CMT disability and can be investigated as an end point for longitudinal studies and clinical trials of CMT.
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Comparison of the psychometric characteristics of the functional independence measure, 5 item Barthel index, and 10 item Barthel index in patients with stroke
TL;DR: The results showed that the BI and FIM motor subscale had very acceptable and similar psychometric characteristics and the BI-5 appeared to have limited discriminative ability at admission, particularly for patients with severe disability; otherwise the BI had very adequate psychometric properties.
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Studies of illness in the aged. the index of adl: a standardized measure of biological and psychosocial function.
TL;DR: The Index of ADL as discussed by the authors was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dressing, going to toilet, transferring, continence, and feeding.
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Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires
Ian McDowell,Claire Newell +1 more
TL;DR: The theory and the leading methods of measurement, all of which rely on subjective judgments in questionnaires and rating scales are described, showing readers how to select the most suitable one, apply it, and score the results.
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