title: Psychometric properties of the Five-Digit Test in patients with stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the ecological validity, predictive validity, and responsiveness of the Five Digit Test (FDT) in patients with stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included inpatients with stroke (n = 144, 114 and 105 in the ecological validity, predictive validity, and responsiveness analysis, respectively) in the study. At admission, the FDT and Barthel Index (BI) were assessed; at discharge, the FDT, BI, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS), and Mobility Subscale of the Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (MO-STREAM) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the ecological validity analysis, the scores of the selective and alternating attention indices of the FDT were moderately correlated with those of the BI at admission and discharge (Spearman ρ = -0.38 to -0.45). In the predictive validity analysis, the scores of the two attention indices of the FDT at admission were moderately correlated with the scores of the BI, PASS, and MO-STREAM at discharge (ρ = -0.33 to -0.45). In the responsiveness analysis, the two attention indices of the FDT between admission and discharge had large differences (success rate difference = 0.56-0.67, Wilcoxon Z = -5.90 to -6.60).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicate that the selective and alternating attention indices of the FDT have acceptable ecological validity, predictive validity, and good responsiveness in patients with stroke.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Five Digit Test (FDT), an efficient and culture-free assessment tool, has been used to assess selective attention and alternating attention The selective index and alternating attention index of the FDT showed acceptable ecological validity, predictive validity, and good responsiveness in patients with stroke.
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.
authors.forename: Gong-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.
authors.forename: Chien-Te
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.
authors.forename: En-Chi
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , National Taiwan University Hospital , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: Sheau-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , National Taiwan University Hospital , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: I-Ping
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.affiliation: a School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC and.|b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , National Taiwan University Hospital , Taipei , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: Ching-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation
keywords: Attention; responsiveness; validity