The Stroke Activity Scale: results of a validity study.
OBJECTIVE
To establish the concurrent validity and time to complete of the Stroke Activity Scale (SAS) a recently developed stroke motor disability scale designed for use in a busy clinical setting.


METHODS
Forty-one stroke patients with residual hemiplegia were recruited and assessed on a single occasion using both the SAS (five items) and modified Motor Assessment Scale (MMAS) (eight items) by a research physiotherapist. Performance was videotaped and assessed subsequently by a second physiotherapist.


RESULTS
Pearson's correlation coefficient between the two measures was 0.91. The SAS was significantly quicker to complete than the MMAS (2.8 vs. 10.4 min, p < 0.0001).


CONCLUSIONS
The SAS had high concurrent validity with the MMAS but was much quicker to complete and therefore more suitable for use in clinical environments where time is at a premium.
Horgan
N F
NF
School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. fhorgan@rcsi.ie
Cunningham
C J
CJ
Coakley
D
D
Walsh
J B
JB
O'Regan
M
M
Finn
A M
AM
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*