title: Sensitivity of Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's modified Barthel Index.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's modification of the Barthel Index improved its sensitivity to change.
  
  
  METHODS
  Correlational study.
  
  
  METHODS
  School of Occupational Therapy at Auckland Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred subjects requiring rehabilitation following a stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  Change in function which was measured using Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's (1989) modified Barthel Index and walking speed over 10 metres.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five statistical analyses were undertaken, none of which demonstrated clear superiority of one measure over the other.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study did not indicate the modified Barthel Index to be more sensitive to change than the 20-point Barthel Index for this population. The statistical analysis strategies utilized are recommended for similar studies.
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy, Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand. clare.hocking@ait.ac.nz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hocking
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baskett
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012372:ROC Curve; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016138:Walking