Development of a computerized assessment tool for hand-arm function after stroke- test-retest reliability and convergent validity
| dc.contributor.author | Imran, Zoya | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Shay, Barbara (College of Rehabilitation Sciences) Pooyania, Sepideh (Internal Medicine) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Szturm, Tony (College of Rehabilitation Sciences) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-15T15:46:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-15T15:46:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | College of Rehabilitation Sciences | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Many performance-based assessment tools are available to measure upper extremity function. Most define hand function by the time taken to complete a task. A new computer game-based hand-arm function evaluation (GHA) tool has been developed to quantify fine and gross object manipulations skills. Objective of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability and convergent validity of the GHA assessment tool. Thirty stroke clients with the mean age of 68.41 years were recruited. Test-retest reliability was assessed by Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICCs) and t-test. Convergent validity between GHA and the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) was determined using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Most of the GHA outcome measures had moderate to high ICC (0.5-0.9). With scant exceptions, low correlations were observed between GHA measures and WMFT score. The ICC values reflected the complexity of the tasks, more complex task showed lower ICCs values. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31774 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | hand-arm functional assessment, computerized assessment, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and tele-rehabilitation | en_US |
| dc.title | Development of a computerized assessment tool for hand-arm function after stroke- test-retest reliability and convergent validity | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |