Reliability and Validity of Korean Version of Apraxia Screen of TULIA (K-AST).
10.5535/arm.2016.40.5.769
- Author:
Soo Jin KIM
1
;
You Na YANG
;
Jong Won LEE
;
Jin Youn LEE
;
Eunhwa JEONG
;
Bo Ram KIM
;
Jongmin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine and Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. leej@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Apraxias;
Upper extremity;
Stroke;
Reproducibility of results
- MeSH:
Apraxias*;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Mass Screening;
Occupational Therapy;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Self Care;
Stroke;
Upper Extremity
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2016;40(5):769-778
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability and validity of Korean version of AST (K-AST) as a bedside screening test of apraxia in patients with stroke for early and reliable detection. METHODS: AST was translated into Korean, and the translated version received authorization from the author of AST. The performances of K-AST in 26 patients (21 males, 5 females; mean age 65.42±17.31 years) with stroke (23 ischemic, 3 hemorrhagic) were videotaped. To test the reliability and validity of K-AST, the recorded performances were assessed by two physiatrists and two occupational therapists twice at a 1-week interval. The patient performances at admission in Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), self-care and transfer categories of Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and motor praxis area of Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment, the second edition (LOTCA-II) were also evaluated. Scores of motor praxis area of LOTCA-II was used to assess the validity of K-AST. RESULTS: Inter-rater reliabilities were 0.983 (p<0.001) at the first assessment and 0.982 (p<0.001) at the second assessment. For intra-rater (test-retest) reliabilities, the values of four raters were 0.978 (p<0.001), 0.957 (p<0.001), 0.987 (p<0.001), and 0.977 (p<0.001). K-AST showed significant correlation (r=0.758, p<0.001) with motor praxis area of LOTCA-II test. K-AST also showed positive correlations with the total FIM score (r=0.694, p<0.001), the selfcare category of FIM (r=0.705, p<0.001) and the transfer category of FIM (r=653, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: K-AST is a reliable and valid test for bedside screening of apraxia.
