| Selected Stroke Outcome Measures |
| Assessment |
Description and Rationale for Inclusion |
Discipline |
| ICF Category: Body Structures/Function |
| National Institute of Health Stroke Scale |
Quantitative measure of neurological deficit post stroke. Assists with stratification of stroke severity [28]. Valid and reliable in acute stroke population [29,30 ]. Recommended by APTA StrokEDGE for clinical and research use [7]. |
MD-PMR |
| Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement |
Designed for use by physical therapists to provide a quantitative evaluation of motor functioning of the UE and LE after stroke. Reliable and valid in stroke with established stroke MDC values [31-33]. APTA StrokEDGE recommends use in the acute rehabilitation setting and research [7]. Moderately correlated with the Fugl-Meyer but faster to complete [34]. |
PT |
| Dynavision Performance Assessment Battery |
Uses a light board designed to test and train visual scanning, visual attention and visual-motor reaction time [35]. Equipment readily available within our clinic. Reliable and may predict driving ability in individuals with brain injury [31]. |
OT |
| Handheld Dynamometry |
Excellent test-retest reliability in people with neurologic impairment [36]. Age matched norms available [36]. |
OT |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment |
Cognition screen. Reliable and valid in patients with stroke [37]. Chosen as a screen for mild cognitive impairment secondary to established cut off scores [38]. |
OT |
| Functional Communication Measures |
Series of 8 measures describing aspects of functional communication. Endorsed by National Quality Forum. The FCMs are a component of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association National Outcome Measurement System data collection and reporting tool [27]. |
ST/OT |
