title: Choosing appropriate measures in inpatient rehabilitation.
abstract: This article aims to assist inpatient rehabilitation clinicians to choose appropriate measures. Emphasis is given to measurement processes and interpretation. The authors provide examples of measures commonly reported for five rehabilitation diagnostic groups: stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and cardio-respiratory rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 7343, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinnott
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*