COMPS: Outcome Measures

Question 1

What are the Psychometric Properties of outcome measures?

Answer 1

1. validity
2. reliability
3. responsiveness
4. MCD/MCID
5. Ceiling and floor effects

Question 2

In the ICU there are ______psychometric properties

Answer 2

NONE

Question 3

Some ex’s of ICU setting tests w/ NO psychometric props

Answer 3

6MWT
Katz ADL
Barthel Index
FIM
Gait Speed
TUG

Question 4

Outcome Measures relevance to clinical practice?

Answer 4

1. PURPOSE of instrument–WHAT is it measuring?
2. Pt capacity–WHO is it for
3. measurement props
4. clinical utility and feasibility
5. scoring

Question 5

Purpose of the instrument–WHAT is it measuring?
Ex’s

Answer 5

• strength
• functional mobility
• mental assess.
• endurance assess.– 6MWT
• balance
• vertigo
• Fall Risk

Question 6

Pt capacity – WHO is it for?
FCS/EFA

Answer 6

Neurosx only

Question 7

Pt capacity– WHO is it for?
FAB

Answer 7

burns pop. only

Question 8

Pt capacity– WHO is it for?
PFIT== strength, transfers, endurance

Answer 8

ONLY TESTED ON Mech. vented pts

Question 9

Pt capacity–WHO is it for?
Perme–NO stairs though!

Answer 9

ONLY TESTED ON CV pts

Question 10

Floor Effects……explain

Answer 10

If too HIGH== items too hard (everyone keeps getting lowest score bc they cannot do task)

Question 11

Ceiling Effects…explain

Answer 11

High proportion of pts have MAX scores —- makes discrim. among pts @ top end difficult to progress

Question 12

Clinical utility and feasibility…..what will you need and is it feasible?
PFIT, CPAx, SOMS, IMS, FSS-ICU, MRC-SS

Answer 12

NO EQUIP. NEEDED

Question 13

Clinical utility and feasibility
DEMMI

Answer 13

pen, stopwatch

Question 14

clinical utility and feasibility
SPPB, Perme

Answer 14

stopwatch
*ALSO SPPB 3x ea/task— is this feasible?

Question 15

How can we tell if an outcome measure is Appropriate?

Answer 15

CORRECT tool for THIS pt pop. in THIS setting