| Reliability and validity of three functional tests in ambulatory patients with spinal cord injury. | |
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PMID: 23147127 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Study design:A cross-sectional study.Objectives:To investigate reliability, discriminative ability and concurrent validity of three functional tests (including the 10-meter walk test (10MWT), timed up and go test (TUGT) and five times sit-to-stand test (FTSST)) using the Functional Independence Measure Locomotor (FIM-L) scores as a standard criterion.Setting:A tertiary rehabilitation center, Thailand.Methods:Subjects were 66 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), who were able to walk at least 50 m unassisted with or without a walking device (FIM-L scores 6-7). They were tested for functional ability using the 10MWT, TUGT and FTSST. Sixteen subjects also assessed the ability using three assessors to evaluate the inter-tester reliability of the tools.Results:The three functional tests demonstrated excellent inter-tester reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (3,3)=0.997-1.00) and could clearly distinguish between subjects who walked with and without a walking device. In addition, the tests showed significant correlation with walking categories or FIM-L scores (r(pb)=0.778, -0.692 and -0.595 for the 10MWT, TUGT and FTSST, respectively, P<0.001).Conclusion:The findings support reliability and validity of the 10MWT, TUGT and FTSST to assess levels of independences in ambulatory subjects with SCI.Spinal Cord advance online publication, 13 November 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.126. |
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P Poncumhak; J Saengsuwan; W Kamruecha; S Amatachaya |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-13 |
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Title: Spinal cord Volume: - ISSN: 1476-5624 ISO Abbreviation: Spinal Cord Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609749 Medline TA: Spinal Cord Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1] Improvement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand [2] Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao, Thailand. |
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