Item Difficulty of Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity in Persons With Chronic Stroke With Moderate-to-Severe Upper Limb Impairment

Item Difficulty of Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity in Persons With Chronic Stroke With Moderate-to-Severe Upper Limb Impairment

Background and Purpose: Limited research has been conducted with the aim of understanding which upper extremity movements are difficult for persons with severe chronic stroke. The purpose of this study was to test the structure of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) using Rasch an...

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Main Authors: Nanako Hijikata, Michiyuki Kawakami, Ryota Ishii, Keita Tsuzuki, Takuya Nakamura, Kohei Okuyama, Meigen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
hemiparesis
assessment
Rasch
upper limb
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.577855/full

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