Internal consistency of manual muscle testing scores.
The internal consistencies of manual muscle test scores of the actions of three upper and three lower extremity muscles were examined among 37 home care patients. The correlations between scores of specific pairs of actions ranged from .01 to .88. Cronbach alphas ranged from .59 to .88. Manual scores of limb muscle strength, therefore, appear to possess suitable internal consistency.
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Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016552:Ergometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies