title: Internal consistency of dynamometer measurements in healthy subjects and stroke patients.
abstract: Measurements of strength from six muscle groups described in two previously completed reports were analyzed further using Cronbach alpha. The coefficients were greater than .948 for a small sample of stroke patients and a larger sample of healthy individuals. This finding shows in diverse samples that the measures possess internal consistency and are measuring the same underlying construct.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health Professions, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-2101, USA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Bohannon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016552:Ergometry / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results