Outcome Measures- Master Flashcards
Five times sit to stand
-cerebellar dysfunction, cerebral palsy, geriatrics, PD, stroke, vestibular
-functional LE strength
-activity limitation
>13 seconds is balance dysfunction
MCID 2.3 sec
6-minute walk test
- stroke, TBI, PD, pulmonary/cardiac disease, elderly individuals, healthy individuals
- activity limitation
- Borg RPE can be used
- no cut-offs
- note assistance with ambulation and AD
9-hole peg test
- acquired brain injury, stroke, MS
- timed test to measure finger dexterity
- body structure/function and activity limitation
- no cut-offs, but norms for ages and populations
10-meter walk
- Alzheimer’s, brain tumor, children with neuromuscular diseases, community dwelling older adults, movement disorders, hip fracture, LE amputation, MS, PD, SCI, TBI, stroke, vestibular
- 3 trials, score average of 2nd and 3rd
- activity limitation
- household ambulation <0.4
- limited community 0.4-0.8
- community >0.8
- note assistance with ambulation and AD
12-item MS walking scale
- MS
- questionnaire designed to subjectively measure an individual’s ability to ambulated
- activity limitation
- 12-60 points, 20-100% is range
- higher number = greater disability
- no cut-offs
Activities-specific balance confidence scale
-MS, PD, stroke, vestibular, TBI
-subjective measure of confidence in walking tasks
-activity limitation and participation restriction
-0-100 score
-higher number = greater confidence
-most common cut-off is 67%, but varies based on population
MCID 10 points or over 80%
Agitated behavior scale
- TBI
- observation measure- includes distractibility, unpredictable anger, repetitive behaviors, self-abusiveness, etc during acute phase
- body structure/function and participation restriction
- score 14-56 (higher = more agitated)
- WNL <= 21
- mild 22-28
- moderate 29-35
- severe >35
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale
- ALS
- subjective report on functional ability while living with ALS
- revised version includes new items to assess respiratory function
- activity limitation and participation restriction
- ALSFRS 0-40, revised 0-48
- higher score = better function
- no cut-offs
ASIA impairment scale
- SCI
- neurologic level of SCI
- body structure/function
Barthel index
-stroke, geriatrics, TBI
-rates performance of 10 ADL/mobility tasks
-activity limitation
-0-100
-higher score is greater independence
-scores indicating favorable outcomes in acute stroke:
—>95 with 85.6% sensitivity, 91.7% specificity
—>90 with 90.7 sens, 88.1 spec
—>75 with 95.7% sens, 88.5% spec
-activities include feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel control, bladder control, toileting, chair transfers, ambulation, stair climbing
Berg balance scale
-community dwelling elders, stroke
-activity limitation
-0-56 (higher is better)
<45 falls risk
Balance evaluation systems test (BESTest)
-geriatrics, PD, stroke, cerebellar dysfunction, vestibular, MS
-assess balance impairments across 6 systems- bio mechanical constraints, stability limits, anticipatory adjustments, postural responses, sensory organization, and stability in gait
-body structure/function, activity limitation
-max score 108 converted to percentage
-higher score is better function/balance
<69% fall risk
Chedoke-McMaster stroke assessment
-stroke, acquired brain injury
-assess presence and severity of physical impairments and amount of change in functional ability
-body structure/function
-0-100 (higher scores reflect normal function)
>9 on the leg and postural control scores indicates independent ambulation
Clinical test of sensory interaction and balance
- vestibular, community dwelling elderly, cerebellar dysfunction, general balance patients
- ability to maintain balance under various conditions challenging the somatosensory, visual, and vestibular systems
- body structure/function, activity limitation
- average time for each condition recorded, higher time better stability
- CTSIB is 6 conditions, modified is 4 conditions
- on CTSIB conditions 5 and 6 are vestibular; m-CTSIB condition 4
Coma recovery scale- revised
- TBI, brain tumor, TBI with CVA, hypoxic brain injury
- assists with differential diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and treatment planning in DOC
- body structure/function
- 0-23 (higher score is better functioning)
- no cut-offs
Community balance and mobility scale
- TBI, cerebral palsy, stroke, geriatric, acquired brain injury, healthy adults
- high level balance and mobility in community
- body structure/function, activity limitation
- 0-95 (higher score is greater ability)
- no cut-offs
- can use orthotic but not AD
Disability rating scale
- TBI and acquired brain injury
- observer-rated 30-point scale that determines function in consciousness, cognitive ability, dependence on others, and employability
- body structure/function, activity limitation, participation restriction
- 0-29 (LOWER score is greater ability)
Dizziness handicap inventory
-geriatrics, MS, TBI, vestibular
-scale to determine amount of limitation perceived due to effects of dizziness
-body structure/function, participation restriction
-0-100 (LOWER number is less handicap)
>59 increase risk for falls in MS
-for vestibular patients:
— mild perception of handicap 0-30
—moderate 31-60
—severe >= 61
MCID 18 pts
Dynamic gait index
-brain injury, geriatric, MS, PD, stroke, vestibular
-assess ability to maintain postural stability during various walking tasks
-activity limitation
-0-24 (higher score better functional ambulation)
<=19 is fall risk
DGI 3 pts or >20
Falls efficacy scale
- MS, PD, SCI, stroke, brain injury, geriatrics
- assess perception of balance and fear of falling during ADLs
- activity limitation, participation restriction
- 10-100 (LOWER score is greater confidence)
- no cut-off
- includes only household activities
Frenchay activities index
- stroke, geriatrics
- assess ability of patients to complete ADLs while recovering from stroke
- activity limitation, participation restriction
- 15-60 (higher score is higher level of activity)
- no cut-offs
Functional assessment scale
-stroke, TBI, MS, geriatrics
-12 items to add on to FIM to further target brain injury
-body structure/function, activity limitation, participation restriction
-12-84 (higher score is higher function)
<65 at risk for long term unemployment
-training required
Functional independence measure
- stroke, TBI, SCI, MS, elderly
- level of disability and amount of assistance required for ADLs with performance of 18 tasks
- activity limitation
- 18-126 (higher is higher function)
- no cut-offs
- training and certification required, used in IRF
Friedreich’s ataxia rating scale
- Freidreich’s ataxia
- assess ataxia and resulting impairment
- 0-159 (LOWER score is less disability)
- no cut-offs
Freezing of gait questionnaire
- PD
- subjectively assesses FOG
- activity limitation
- 0-24 (LOWER score is less freezing)
- no cuto-ffs
- to be completed during “on” state
Fugl-Meyer assessment scale
- stroke
- impairment and recovery in 5 domains including motor function, sensory function, balance, joint ROM, joint pain after stroke
- body structure/function
- 0-226 (higher score is improved function)