OBJECTIVE: To adapt the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) for postal use with stroke patients. DESIGN: Reliability was examined using test-retest on 26 stroke patients. Construct validity was tested on 76 patients by examining correlations between the modified RNLI and related scales. SUBJECTS: Patients at three months to one year post stroke. RESULTS: All items demonstrated better than chance agreement between test and retest and seven items substantial agreement (kappa = >0.61). The modified RNLI correlated positively with related scales. Patients with stronger reintegration to normal living had better outcomes in anxiety, depression, daily activity and quality of life. CONCLUSION: This postal instrument appears reliable and valid and may be a useful outcome measure in stroke studies.
OBJECTIVE: To adapt the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNLI) for postal use with strokepatients. DESIGN: Reliability was examined using test-retest on 26 strokepatients. Construct validity was tested on 76 patients by examining correlations between the modified RNLI and related scales. SUBJECTS:Patients at three months to one year post stroke. RESULTS: All items demonstrated better than chance agreement between test and retest and seven items substantial agreement (kappa = >0.61). The modified RNLI correlated positively with related scales. Patients with stronger reintegration to normal living had better outcomes in anxiety, depression, daily activity and quality of life. CONCLUSION: This postal instrument appears reliable and valid and may be a useful outcome measure in stroke studies.
Authors: Carolee J Winstein; Steven L Wolf; Alexander W Dromerick; Christianne J Lane; Monica A Nelsen; Rebecca Lewthwaite; Sarah Blanton; Charro Scott; Aimee Reiss; Steven Yong Cen; Rahsaan Holley; Stanley P Azen Journal: BMC Neurol Date: 2013-01-11 Impact factor: 2.474
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