Differences in psychometric properties, cut-off scores, and outcomes between the Barthel Index and Modified Rankin Scale in pharmacotherapy-based stroke trials: systematic literature review

• Published in: Current medical research and opinion Vol. 25; no. 6; p. 1329
• Main Author: Balu, Sanjeev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2009
• Subjects: Central Nervous System Agents - therapeutic use; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Therapy; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Prognosis; Psychological Techniques - standards; Psychometrics; Reference Values; Research Design - standards; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome

Review published clinical trial studies on pharmacological treatment of stroke using both the Barthel Index (BI) and Modified Rankin Scale (MRS) as outcome measures, and to highlight the differences in psychometric properties and cut-off scores through a systematic review. A systematic literature se...