《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 946-955.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2019.00.007

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Validity of Chinese Version of Action Research Arm Test in Patients with Early Cerebral Infarction

ZHAO Jiang-li1, MAO Yu-rong1, XU Zhi-qin1, CHEN Shao-zhen1, HUANG Dong-feng1,2   

  1. 1.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
    2.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
  • Received:2019-03-22 Revised:2019-04-15 Published:2019-08-25 Online:2019-08-16
  • Contact: HUANG Dong-feng, E-mail: huangdf@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by Foundation:5010 Planning Project of Sun Yat-Sen University of China (No. 2014001), Guangzhou Research Collaborative Innovation Project (No. 2016B04020108), and Guangdong Science and Technology Planning Project (No. 2015B020233006)

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the concurrent validity of Chinese version of Action Research Arm Test (C-ARAT) in patients with first early cerebral infarction. Methods From August, 2015 to December, 2018, 90 inpatients with first early cerebral infarction in the department of rehabilitation medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University were enrolled. They were evaluated with C-ARAT and Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremities (FMA-UE). Concurrent validity was determined using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients (ρ). Results C-ARAT and subscales generally exhibited good-to-excellent correlations with FMA-UE (ρ > 0.75, P ? 0.001). Conclusion At early stage of first cerebral infarction, C-ARAT demonstrated good-to-excellent concurrent validity.

Key words: rehabilitation assessment, Action Research Arm Test, cerebral infarction, validity

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