Validity and reliability of Wolf motor function test on assessing the upper extremities motor function of Chinese stroke patients in acute stage
- VernacularTitle:Wolf运动功能测试量表评定脑卒中急性期患者上肢功能的效度和信度研究
- Author:
Yuanyuan WU
;
Yu MIN
;
Tiebin YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke;
upper extremity;
validity;
reliability;
Wolf motor function test
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2009;24(11):992-994,998
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To study validity and reliability of Wolf motor function test (WMFT) on assessing the upper extremities motor function of acute stroke patients so as to guide clinical application. Method: Twenty-three stroke patients in acute stage participated in the study. Patients were assessed twice with WMFT and the upper extremities motor function test of Fugl-Meyer movement assessment (U-FMA) within one week. The correlation between the assessment results of WMFT and U-FMA were analyzed to study the validity and reliability of WMFT. Result: WMFT was highly correlated with U-FMA in total scores (r =0.922, 0.929, P＜0.001). There were high correlation in all items of WMFT between two assessment sessions. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were 0.989, 0.997 for intrarater and 0.980, 0.991 for interrater. Conclusion: The WMFT is valid and reliable on assessing upper extremities motor function of stroke patients in acute stage.
