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 Raab 1ABCDEFG* , Brigitta Diószeghy-Léránt 2ABF , Meret Wünnemann 2B , Christina Zumfelde 2B , Elena Cramer 3BE , Alina Rühlemann 4B , Johanna Wagener 45B , Silke Gegenbauer 6BE , Francisco Geu Flores 1G , Marcus Jäger 45BEG , Dörte Zietz 3BEG , Harald Hefter 7ABCDEFG , Andrés Kecskeméthy 1ACDEFG , Mario Siebler 2ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.923147
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923147
Table 6 Spearman’s cross-correlation between the average SMS subscores and average SMS total score and established scores in stroke rehabilitation.
SMS subscore | Ten-Meter-Walk-Test | Timed-Up-And-Go-Test | National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale | Berg Balance Scale | FIM – Item L | Barthel Index |
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Gait speed | .63 | .60 | .53 | .45* | .48* | .45* |
Gait fluency | .63 | .56 | .51 | .46* | .46* | .44* |
Stability/risk of falling | .54 | .50 | .52 | .44* | .44* | .39* |
Total score | .59 | .52 | .53 | .46* | .43* | .42* |
Trunk posture | .51 | .46 | .48 | .40* | .41* | .40* |
Leg movement | .56 | .47 | .41 | .44* | .40* | .43* |
Arm movement | .42 | .33 | .41 | .33* | .28* | .37* |
* Negative correlation. All correlations are significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). |