title: Validity of measures of neurological status used for predicting functional independence in adults after a cerebrovascular accident: a systematic review protocol.
abstract: Are the measures of neurologic status that are used in adults who have had a cerebrovascular accident valid in predicting functional independence?More specifically, the objective of this review is to assess the predictive validity of functional independence of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Canadian Neurological Scale.
authors.affiliation: 1School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA 2School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA 3The UMMC School of Nursing Evidence Based Practice and Research Team: a Joanna Briggs Institute Affiliated Group.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic