The concurrent validity and responsiveness of the high-level mobility assessment tool for measuring the mobility limitations of people with traumatic brain injury

G Williams; V Robertson; Ken Greenwood; P Goldie; M E Morris

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.10.028

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The concurrent validity and responsiveness of the high-level mobility assessment tool for measuring the mobility limitations of people with traumatic brain injury

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The concurrent validity and responsiveness of the high-level mobility assessment tool for measuring the mobility limitations of people with traumatic brain injury

G Williams, V Robertson, Ken Greenwood, P Goldie and M E Morris

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.87(3), pp.437-442

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2005.10.028

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brain injuries

gait disorders, neurologic

rehabilitation

reproducibility of results

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Objective: To investigate the concurrent validity and responsiveness of the High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) in people after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: This study compared the concurrent validity and responsiveness of the motor subsection of the FIM instrument and the gross function component of the Rivermead Motor Assessment (RMA) with the HiMAT, a new measure of high-level mobility developed for use in TBI. Setting: A major rehabilitation hospital. Participants: A convenience sample of 103 participants with TBI were recruited from a major rehabilitation hospital. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: HiMAT, motor FIM, and the gross function RMA. Results: The correlation between the HiMAT and motor FIM was moderate (r=.53, P<.001), largely because of a ceiling effect in the motor FIM. The correlation between the HiMAT and gross function RMA was strong (r=.87, P<.001), yet the gross function RMA was also susceptible to a ceiling effect, with 51.5% of subjects achieving the maximum score. The HiMAT was more responsive than the motor FIM and the gross function RMA on all indices. Conclusions: The HiMAT is a new unidimensional scale with moderate concurrent validity for measuring high-level mobility. The HiMAT is more responsive and has less of a ceiling effect than either the motor FIM or the gross function RMA. © 2006 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

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Title: The concurrent validity and responsiveness of the high-level mobility assessment tool for measuring the mobility limitations of people with traumatic brain injury
Authors: G Williams (Author) - Epworth Hospital
V Robertson (Author) - University of Newcastle
Ken Greenwood (Author) - La Trobe University
P Goldie (Author) - La Trobe University
M E Morris (Author) - University of Melbourne
Publication details: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.87(3), pp.437-442
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co.
Date published: 2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.10.028
ISSN: 0003-9993
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450477102621
Output Type: Journal article

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