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Titre : | Reliability and validity of the L test in participants with chronic stroke (2015) |
Auteurs : | J.S. Kim ; D.Y. Chu ; H.S. Jeon |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Physiotherapy (2015/2, 2015) |
Article en page(s) : | pp. 161-165 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) |
Mots-clés: | Gait ; Démarche ; Reproducibility of Results ; Reproductibilité des résultats ; Stroke |
Résumé : |
Objective Many clinical mobility tests have been used for individuals who have suffered a stroke; however, the ceiling effect has been identified as a limitation for relatively high functioning individuals. The L test, a variation of the timed up and go test (TUG), was developed as a mobility test for patients after amputation. The objective of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the L test among patients following a stroke. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Rehabilitation hospital. Participants Thirty-three chronic stroke survivors {20 males and 13 females, mean age 52.4 [standard deviation (SD) 11.2] years; mean time since stroke 29.1 (SD 13.3) months}. Intervention Not applicable. Main outcome measures Validity was assessed by correlating the L test with other mobility tests (TUG, 10-m walk test and 2-minute walk test). Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to investigate reliability. The minimal detectable change (MDC) was used to determine true change. Results The L test was strongly correlated with the TUG test (r = 0.887), and had excellent intra-rater (ICC3,1 = 0.99) and inter-rater reliability (ICC2,1 = 0.99). The MDC with a 95% confidence interval was 4 seconds. Conclusions The L test is a reliable, valid tool for evaluating gait in patients following a stroke. It is a more applicable method to assess individuals who are able to walk greater distances and have better gait in more functional situations. |
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