Validity and reliability of the Hong Kong version of the functional test for the upper extremities of hemiplegic stroke patients

VernacularTitle:香港版偏瘫上肢功能测试评定脑卒中患者上肢功能的效度和信度研究
Author: Yanzhao ZHANG ; Qin HUANG ; Gang WANG ; Kaiyuan LI ; Ya PEI ; Yongjin LIU
Keywords: Function; Assessment; Stroke; Validity; Reliability
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;38(11):826-829
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To quantify the validity and reliability of the Hong Kong version of the functional test for the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity (FTHUE-HK).Methods Forty-two stroke patients were studied.Patients were assessed twice within one week using the FTHUE-HK,the upper extremity component of Fugl-Meyer movement assessment (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI).The test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability of the FTHUE-HK were thus quantified.The FTHUE-HK's validity was evaluated according to the correlation between the FTHUE-HK,FMA and MBI results.Results Significant correlations between the three assessments were demonstrated(P≤0.01).The intra-and inter-class correlation coefficients were 0.983 and 0.985 respectively.Conclusion The FTHUE-HK is a simple and useful assessment of the upper extremity function of stroke patients with good validity and reliability.