Elizabeth J Woytowicz1, Jeremy C Rietschel2, Ronald N Goodman2, Susan S Conroy2, John D Sorkin3, Jill Whitall4, Sandy McCombe Waller1. 1. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 2. Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence, Baltimore Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. 3. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 4. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence, Baltimore Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: jwhitall@som.umaryland.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively determine levels of upper extremity movement impairment by using a cluster analysis of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) with and without reflex items. DESIGN: Secondary analysis. SETTING: University and research centers. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals (N=247) with chronic stroke (>6mo poststroke). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cutoff scores defined by FMA-UE total scores of clusters identified by 2 hierarchical cluster analyses performed on the full sample of FMA-UE individual item scores (with and without reflexes). Patterns of motor function defined by aggregate item scores of clusters. RESULTS: FMA-UE scores ranged from 2 to 63 (mean, 26.9±15.7) with reflex items and from 0 to 57 (mean, 22.1±15.3) without reflex items. Three clusters were identified. The distributions of the FMA-UE scores revealed considerable overlap between the clusters; therefore, 4 distinct stroke impairment levels were derived. CONCLUSIONS: For chronic stroke, the cluster analysis of the FMA-UE supports either a 3- or a 4-impairment level classification scheme.
OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively determine levels of upper extremity movement impairment by using a cluster analysis of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) with and without reflex items. DESIGN: Secondary analysis. SETTING: University and research centers. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals (N=247) with chronic stroke (>6mo poststroke). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cutoff scores defined by FMA-UE total scores of clusters identified by 2 hierarchical cluster analyses performed on the full sample of FMA-UE individual item scores (with and without reflexes). Patterns of motor function defined by aggregate item scores of clusters. RESULTS: FMA-UE scores ranged from 2 to 63 (mean, 26.9±15.7) with reflex items and from 0 to 57 (mean, 22.1±15.3) without reflex items. Three clusters were identified. The distributions of the FMA-UE scores revealed considerable overlap between the clusters; therefore, 4 distinct stroke impairment levels were derived. CONCLUSIONS: For chronic stroke, the cluster analysis of the FMA-UE supports either a 3- or a 4-impairment level classification scheme.
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