15 September 2020 : Clinical Research
A Novel Multiple-Cue Observational Clinical Scale for Functional Evaluation of Gait After Stroke – The Stroke Mobility Score (SMS)
Dominik Raab1ABCDEFG*, Brigitta Diószeghy-Léránt2ABF, Meret Wünnemann2B, Christina Zumfelde2B, Elena Cramer3BE, Alina Rühlemann4B, Johanna Wagener45B, Silke Gegenbauer6BE, Francisco Geu Flores1G, Marcus Jäger45BEG, Dörte Zietz3BEG, Harald Hefter7ABCDEFG, Andres Kecskemethy1ACDEFG, Mario Siebler2ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.923147
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923147
Table 2 Demographical data of rated patients during score development and score validation.
| Parameter | Score development | Score validation |
|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 131 | 60 |
| Age [years]: | ||
| mean, median (SD) | 53.1, 54.0 (12.6) | 56.9, 57.8 (10.0) |
| min–max | 20–80 | 31–80 |
| Gender: | ||
| Male/Female | 100/31 | 50/10 |
| Months since stroke: | ||
| 0 to 1 | 42 | 29 |
| 1 to 2 | 24 | 23 |
| 2 to 3 | 15 | 8 |
| >3 | 46 | 0 |
| – (no stroke) | 4 | 0 |
| Affected hemisphere: | ||
| Left | 51 | 26 |
| Right | 51 | 25 |
| Brainstem | 17 | 9 |
| Inconclusive | 8 | 0 |
| None (no stroke) | 4 | 0 |