A comparison of psychometric properties of the Smart Balance Master system and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke in people who have had mild stroke

Chien, Chi-Wen, Hu, Ming-Hsia, Tang, Pei-Fang, Sheu, Ching-Fan and Hsieh, Ching-Lin (2007) A comparison of psychometric properties of the Smart Balance Master system and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke in people who have had mild stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88 3: 374-380.


Author Chien, Chi-Wen
Hu, Ming-Hsia
Tang, Pei-Fang
Sheu, Ching-Fan
Hsieh, Ching-Lin
Title A comparison of psychometric properties of the Smart Balance Master system and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke in people who have had mild stroke
Journal name Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2007-03
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.019
Volume number 88
Issue number 3
ISSN 0003-9993; 1532-821X
Start page 374
End page 380
Total pages 7
Place of publication Maryland Heights, MO, United States
Publisher W.B. Saunders Co.
Language eng
Formatted abstract Chien C-W, Hu M-H, Tang P-F, Sheu C-F, Hsieh C-L. A comparison of psychometric properties of the Smart Balance Master system and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke in people who have had mild stroke.
Objective: To compare the psychometric properties (including the test-retest reliability, responsiveness, and predictive validity) of the Smart Balance Master (SBM) system and the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke patients (PASS) in patients with mild stroke.
Design: One repeated-measures design (at a 2-wk interval) was used to examine the test-retest reliability of the SBM and PASS, and another similar design was applied to investigate their responsiveness. Patients who participated in the responsiveness study were followed up approximately 1 year later, and the predictive validity of the SBM system and PASS were examined by assessing the patients' comprehensive activities of daily living (ADL) function.
Setting: Three rehabilitation units in Taiwan.
Participants: Twenty patients with chronic stroke in the reliability study; 40 and 32 patients who had recently had a stroke in the responsiveness and predictive validity studies, respectively. Interventions: Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures: Three computerized tests of the SBM (the equilibrium score of the Sensory Organization Test, scores in rhythmic weight-shifting tests, and scores in the limits of stability test) and the PASS were used. The combination of the Barthel Index and Frenchay Activities Index was used to represent the comprehensive ADL function.
Results: For the SBM, all but the weight-shifting tests of the SBM had moderate to high reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] range, .78-.91). The responsiveness of the equilibrium score and the limits of stability test were moderate (effect size [d], .63) and small (d range, .27-.33), respectively, whereas the responsiveness of the weight-shifting tests was limited (d range, .04-.29). All but the weight-shifting tests of the SBM in the second evaluation had acceptable predictive validity for comprehensive ADL function (r2 range, .15-.17). The PASS showed high reliability (ICC=.84) and small responsiveness (d=.41), and the PASS in the second evaluation had acceptable predictive validity (r2=.24).
Conclusions: The PASS and the equilibrium score and limits of stability scores of the SBM had acceptable test-retest reliability, responsiveness, and predictive validity in patients with mild stroke, but the psychometric properties of the weight-shifting tests of the SBM should be further examined before consideration of their usage in patients with stroke.
© 2007 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Keyword Cerebrovascular disorders
Posture
Psychometrics
Rehabilitation
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status Non-UQ

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Sub-type: Article
Collection: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Publications
 
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