Reliability and validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test for the assessment of strength of upper limb muscles after stroke.

Authors

  • Júlia Caetano Martins
  • Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela
  • Lucas Araújo Castro e Souza
  • Larissa Tavares Aguiar
  • Eliza Maria Lara
  • Juliana Braga Moura
  • Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1978

Keywords:

stroke, muscular strength, upper limbs, evaluation, validity, reliability.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability (test-retest and inter-rater) and criterion-related validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test (MST) for the assessment of upper limb muscle strength in subjects with chronic stroke, and to determine whether the results are affected by the number of trials. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The strength of 11 upper limb muscle groups of 57 subjects with stroke was bilaterally assessed with portable dynamometers and the MST (measured in mmHg). To investigate whether the number of trials would affect the results, 1-way analysis of variance was applied. For the test-retest/inter-rater reliabilities and criterion-related validity of the MST, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs), Pearson's correlation coefficients, and coefficients of determination were calculated. RESULTS: Different numbers of trials provided similar values for all assessed muscles (0.01 ≤ F ≤ 0.18

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Published

2015-05-25

How to Cite

Caetano Martins, J., Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, L., Araújo Castro e Souza, L., Tavares Aguiar, L., Maria Lara, E., Braga Moura, J., & Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria, C. (2015). Reliability and validity of the modified sphygmomanometer test for the assessment of strength of upper limb muscles after stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 47(8), 697–705. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1978

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 8 (2015)

Section

Original Report

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