TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical measurement tools to assess trunk performance after stroke: A systematic review
AU - Sorrentino, Gregorio
AU - Sale, Patrizio
AU - Solaro, Claudio
AU - Solaro, Claudio Marcello
AU - Rabini, Alessia
AU - Cerri, Cesare G.
AU - Ferriero, Giorgio
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Introduction: Stroke may result in decreased trunk muscle strength and limited trunk coordination, frequently determining loss of autonomy due to the trunk impairment. Furthermore, sitting balance has been repeatedly identified as an important predictor of motor and functional recovery after stroke. Given the importance of the trunk, it is therefore mandatory that validated tools be available to assess its performance. Asystematic review of the currently available clinical measurement tools to assess trunk performance after stroke has been carried out. Evidence Acquisition: We searched the PubMed database from January 2006 to April 2017 to select articles which reported or included a clinical measure of trunk performance used in an adult stroke population. The data collected were integrated with the results of a previous review published in 2006. A total of 302 articles were identified, of which 19 were eligible for inclusion. Evidence Synthesis: Numerous clinical tools have been validated to assess trunk performance after stroke, including the Trunk Control Test, the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke, the Ottawa Sitting Scale, the Modified Functional Reach Test, the Function In Sitting Test, the Physical Ability Scale, the Trunk Recovery Scale, the Balance Assessment in Sitting and Standing Positions, and the and Sitting-Rising Test. Conclusions: Several scales and tests have been demonstrated to be valid for assessing trunk performance in stroke. Some of these have already been refined by Rasch analysis to increase their psychometric characteristics. Further psychometric analysis of these tools in large and different samples is, however, still needed.
AB - Introduction: Stroke may result in decreased trunk muscle strength and limited trunk coordination, frequently determining loss of autonomy due to the trunk impairment. Furthermore, sitting balance has been repeatedly identified as an important predictor of motor and functional recovery after stroke. Given the importance of the trunk, it is therefore mandatory that validated tools be available to assess its performance. Asystematic review of the currently available clinical measurement tools to assess trunk performance after stroke has been carried out. Evidence Acquisition: We searched the PubMed database from January 2006 to April 2017 to select articles which reported or included a clinical measure of trunk performance used in an adult stroke population. The data collected were integrated with the results of a previous review published in 2006. A total of 302 articles were identified, of which 19 were eligible for inclusion. Evidence Synthesis: Numerous clinical tools have been validated to assess trunk performance after stroke, including the Trunk Control Test, the Trunk Impairment Scale, the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke, the Ottawa Sitting Scale, the Modified Functional Reach Test, the Function In Sitting Test, the Physical Ability Scale, the Trunk Recovery Scale, the Balance Assessment in Sitting and Standing Positions, and the and Sitting-Rising Test. Conclusions: Several scales and tests have been demonstrated to be valid for assessing trunk performance in stroke. Some of these have already been refined by Rasch analysis to increase their psychometric characteristics. Further psychometric analysis of these tools in large and different samples is, however, still needed.
KW - Cerebrovascular disorders
KW - Geriatric assessment
KW - Humans
KW - Outcome Assessment, Health Care
KW - Postural Balance
KW - Posture
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Recovery of Function
KW - Stroke
KW - Stroke Rehabilitation
KW - Stroke rehabilitation
KW - Torso
KW - Cerebrovascular disorders
KW - Geriatric assessment
KW - Humans
KW - Outcome Assessment, Health Care
KW - Postural Balance
KW - Posture
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Recovery of Function
KW - Stroke
KW - Stroke Rehabilitation
KW - Stroke rehabilitation
KW - Torso
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/170571
U2 - 10.23736/S1973-9087.18.05178-X
DO - 10.23736/S1973-9087.18.05178-X
M3 - Article
SN - 1973-9087
VL - 54
SP - 772
EP - 784
JO - European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
JF - European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
ER -