New Motor Assessment Scale Examined

• Published in: Physical therapy Vol. 65; no. 7; pp. 1091 - 1096
• Main Authors: Shutter, Lori A, Edwards, Deborah I, Wolf, Steven L, Carr, Janet, Nordholm, Lena, Shepherd, Roberta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1985
• Subjects: Cerebrovascular Disorders - rehabilitation; Humans; Motor Skills; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
• ISSN: 0031-9023; 1538-6724
• DOI: 10.1093/ptj/65.7.1091

To the Editor: The need to measure objectively the functional abilities of patients is rapidly becoming a vital issue in the physical therapy profession. With the advent of standardized reimbursement scales, we need to be able to assess a patient's improvement in an objective, reliable manner. In this light, the authors of "Investigation of a New Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients" (P HYSICAL T HERAPY , February 1985) must be commended. Carr et al made an attempt not only to develop a scale, but also to analyze the scale's reliability and potential for general clinical use. The scale as presented provides for 1) the evaluation of a broad range of motor activities and functional tasks, 2) specific scoring criteria, and 3) the use of objective measures of time and distance in conjunction with completion or noncompletion of tasks. Review of the article, however, leads to questions about results obtained and overall appropriateness of the scale in its present form... CiteULike     Complore     Connotea     Del.icio.us     Digg     Reddit     Technorati     What's this? Related Article Investigation of a New Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients Janet H Carr, Roberta B Shepherd, Lena Nordholm, and Denise Lynne Physical Therapy 1985 65: 175-180. [Abstract] [PDF]