Establishing the Reliability and Validity of Measurements of Walking Time Using the Emory Functional Ambulation Profile

Wolf, Steven L.; Catlin, Pamela A.; Gage, Katherine; Gurucharri, Karen; Robertson, Renee L.; Stephen, K. L.

doi:10.1093/ptj/79.12.1122

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“…The final result was the average time of the three attempts. Gait speed was assessed using the 10-Meter Walk Test [30]. Participants were asked to walk a distance, marked with an adhesive tape, of 10 m.…”

Section: Mobility Assessmentmentioning

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Effects of Physical Exercises and Verbal Stimulation on the Functional Efficiency and Use of Free Time in an Older Population under Institutional Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Wiśniowska-Szurlej

Ćwirlej-Sozańska

Wołoszyn

et al. 2020

JCM

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Older people in institutional care are, for the most part, physically inactive and do not interact with each other or medical staff. Therefore, reducing sedentary behaviour is a new, important, and modifiable lifestyle variable that can improve the health of elderly people. The aim of the project was to assess the degree of improvement in functional performance and the possibility of changing habitual, free time behaviour among elderly people under institutional care by applying physical training with verbal stimulation. The study covered older people, aged 65–85 years, who are living a sedentary lifestyle in care homes in Southeastern Poland. Those who met the eligibility criteria were enrolled in the study and were assigned, at random, to one of four parallel groups: basic exercises (n = 51), basic exercises combined with verbal stimulation (n = 51), functional exercise training (n = 51), and functional exercise training with verbal stimulation (n = 51). No statistically significant differences in baseline characteristics were observed across the groups. Data were collected at baseline and at 12 and 24-weeks following the completion of the intervention. In the group with functional exercise training with verbal stimulation, in comparison to the group with basic exercises, the greatest positive short-term impact of intervention was demonstrated in terms of functional fitness (increased by 1.31 points; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.93–1.70), gait speed (improved by 0.17 m/s, 95% CI = 0.13–0.22), hand grip strength (by over 4 kg; 95% CI = 2.51–4.95), and upper-limb flexibility (by 10 cm; 95% CI = 5.82–12.65). There was also a significant increase in the level of free-time physical activity and an improvement in the quality of life, especially as expressed in the domain of overall physical functioning. Our study showed that a functional exercise program, combined with verbal stimulation, is effective at improving physical fitness and raising the level of free-time physical activity.

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Effects of Physical Exercises and Verbal Stimulation on the Functional Efficiency and Use of Free Time in an Older Population under Institutional Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Wiśniowska-Szurlej

Ćwirlej-Sozańska

Wołoszyn

et al. 2020

JCM

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“…The valid and reliable 10-m walk test (10MWT; Collen, Wade, & Bradshaw, 1990;Wolf et al, 1999), with an MCID of 0.06 m s −1 (Perera, Mody, Woodman, & Studenski, 2006), was used to assess walking velocity. The valid and reliable London Handicap Scale (LHS; scored 0-1 with 0 indicating most severe disadvantage and 1 indicating no disadvantage; Park & Choi, 2014) was used to assess selfperceived participation.…”

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Unilateral dorsiflexor strengthening with mirror therapy to improve motor function after stroke: A pilot randomized study

Simpson

Ehrensberger

Horgan

et al. 2019

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Background Independently, cross‐education, the performance improvement of the untrained limb following unilateral training, and mirror therapy have shown to improve lower limb functioning poststroke. Mirror therapy has shown to augment the cross‐education effect in healthy populations. However, this concept has not yet been explored in a clinical setting. Objectives This study set out to investigate the feasibility and potential efficacy of applying cross‐education combined with mirror therapy compared with cross‐education alone for lower limb recovery poststroke. Methods Thirty‐one chronic stroke participants (age 61.7 ± 13.3) completed either a unilateral strength training (ST; n = 15) or unilateral strength training with mirror‐therapy (MST; n = 16) intervention. Both groups isometrically strength trained the less‐affected ankle dorsiflexors three times per week for 4 weeks. Only the MST group observed the mirror reflection of the training limb. Patient eligibility, compliance, treatment reliability, and outcome measures were assessed for feasibility. Maximal voluntary contraction (MVC; peak torque, rate of torque development, and average torque), 10‐m walk test, timed up and go (TUG), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and the London Handicap Scale (LHS) were assessed at pretraining and posttraining. Results Treatment and assessments were well tolerated without adverse effects. No between group differences were identified for improvement in MVC, MAS, TUG, or LHS. Only the combined treatment was associated with functional improvements with the MST group showing an increase in walking velocity. Conclusion Cross‐education plus mirror therapy may have potential for improving motor function after stroke. This study demonstrates the feasibility of the combination treatment and the need for future studies with larger sample sizes to investigate the effectiveness of the treatment.

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“…Functional evaluations included the 10-meter walk test (10MWT) 22 and timed up-and-go (TUG) test. 23 The 10MWT was used to assess the self-selected walking speed, fastest possible walking speed, and the ability of a subject to walk in a straight line. This can be employed to determine functional mobility.…”

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Real‐time ultrasound elastography evaluation of achilles tendon properties in patients with mild hemiplegic stroke after rehabilitation training

Shao

Peng

Kong

et al. 2018

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Objective This study aims to evaluate the Achilles tendon's properties after rehabilitation training in patients with stroke using real‐time ultrasound elastography. Methods A total of 24 patients with mild hemiplegic stroke in the past 6 to 12 months and unilateral lower limb movement disorder were prospectively enrolled. All patients accepted 9‐week rehabilitation training with the same schema. The 2‐dimensional elastography and real‐time elastography findings in the impaired and contralateral normal Achilles tendon were measured at pretraining and at 3, 6, and 9 weeks after training, which included tendon length, thickness, elasticity score (grade 1–3), and strain ratio of fat to tendon. The functional properties, which include the 10‐meter walk test and timed up‐and‐go scores, were evaluated before and after the 9‐week training. Results The impaired Achilles tendon had a longer length (P = .002), lower frequency of grade 1 (P = .012), and lower strain ratio (P = .009) than the contralateral tendon before training. The impaired tendons at the third, sixth, and ninth weeks after training were compared to ones before training, respectively, which revealed shorter length, increased frequency of grade 1, and increased strain ratio. The first statistically significant changes in the length were observed at the sixth week, while such changes in elasticity score and strain ratio were observed at the ninth week. Conclusions Two‐dimensional elastography and real‐time elastography can provide valuable imaging markers for quantitatively evaluating the Achilles tendon's properties after rehabilitation training in patients with stroke.

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Establishing the Reliability and Validity of Measurements of Walking Time Using the Emory Functional Ambulation Profile

Cited by 218 publications

References 22 publications

Effects of Physical Exercises and Verbal Stimulation on the Functional Efficiency and Use of Free Time in an Older Population under Institutional Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Physical Exercises and Verbal Stimulation on the Functional Efficiency and Use of Free Time in an Older Population under Institutional Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Unilateral dorsiflexor strengthening with mirror therapy to improve motor function after stroke: A pilot randomized study

Real‐time ultrasound elastography evaluation of achilles tendon properties in patients with mild hemiplegic stroke after rehabilitation training

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