A Novel Multiple-Cue Observational Clinical Scale for Functional Evaluation of Gait After Stroke – The Stroke Mobility Score (SMS)

Dominik Raab; Brigitta Diószeghy-Léránt; Meret Wünnemann; Christina Zumfelde; Elena Cramer; Alina Rühlemann; Johanna Wagener; Silke Gegenbauer; Francisco Geu Flores; Marcus Jäger; Dörte Zietz; Harald Hefter; Andres Kecskemethy; Mario Siebler

doi:10.12659/MSM.923147

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, Andres Kecskemethy^1ACDEFG, Mario Siebler^2ABCDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923147

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923147

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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
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).

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