Sinikka Tarvonen-Schröder1, Saija Hurme, Katri Laimi. 1. Department of Rehabilitation and Brain Trauma, Turku University Hospital, PO Box 52, FI-20521 Turku, Finland. sinikka.tarvonen-schroder@tyks.fi.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare short generic International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based measures of functioning with traditional measures of stroke severity and dependence in subacute stroke. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study patients with stroke (n = 195) and their significant others completed the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) at discharge from rehabilitation. A neurologist assessed functioning with the 7-item World Health Organization (WHO) Minimal Generic Set of domains of functioning and health. These scores were compared with assessments of severity of stroke (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NIHSS) and dependence (modified Rankin Scale; mRS; and Functional Independence Measure; FIM). RESULTS: From mild to severe stroke, increasing disability was found in single items and sum scores of WHODAS and the WHO Minimal Generic Set. Al-though proxies rated 6 out of the 12 separate WHODAS functions more impaired than did the patients, correlations between the different measures (proxy- and patient-WHODAS, the WHO Minimal Generic Set, mRS, NIHSS and FIM total and sub-scores) were strong to very strong, except for moderate correlations between patient-WHODAS, and NIHSS or FIM cognitive sub-score. CONCLUSION: Despite their brevity, both generic ICF-based tools were useful in finding disabilities for patient- and family-centred goal-setting and service-planning after subacute rehabilitation.
OBJECTIVE: To compare short generic International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based measures of functioning with traditional measures of stroke severity and dependence in subacute stroke. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study patients with stroke (n = 195) and their significant others completed the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) at discharge from rehabilitation. A neurologist assessed functioning with the 7-item World Health Organization (WHO) Minimal Generic Set of domains of functioning and health. These scores were compared with assessments of severity of stroke (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NIHSS) and dependence (modified Rankin Scale; mRS; and Functional Independence Measure; FIM). RESULTS: From mild to severe stroke, increasing disability was found in single items and sum scores of WHODAS and the WHO Minimal Generic Set. Al-though proxies rated 6 out of the 12 separate WHODAS functions more impaired than did the patients, correlations between the different measures (proxy- and patient-WHODAS, the WHO Minimal Generic Set, mRS, NIHSS and FIM total and sub-scores) were strong to very strong, except for moderate correlations between patient-WHODAS, and NIHSS or FIM cognitive sub-score. CONCLUSION: Despite their brevity, both generic ICF-based tools were useful in finding disabilities for patient- and family-centred goal-setting and service-planning after subacute rehabilitation.
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Keywords:
Functional Independence Measure; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; WHO Minimal Generic Set of domains of functioning and health; WHODAS; disability; modified Rankin Scale; stroke; subacute
Authors: Lorena Cristina Alvarez Sartor; Gustavo José Luvizutto; Juli Thomaz de Souza; Evelin Roberta Silva Dalle Molle; Gabriel Pinheiro Modolo; Taís Regina da Silva; Robson Aparecido Prudente; Priscila Watson Ribeiro; Rafael Dalle Molle da Costa; Letícia Cláudia de Oliveira Antunes; Natália Cristina Ferreira; Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan; Fernanda Cristina Winckler; Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes; Marcos Ferreira Minicucci; Rodrigo Bazan Journal: Rehabil Res Pract Date: 2020-02-03