Functional Assessment Instrument Attributes
Description:
The patient is observed and timed while he rises from an arm chair, walks 3 meters, turns, walks back, and sits down again. The results indicate that the time score is (1) reliable (inter-rater and intra-rater); (2) correlates well with log-transformed scores on the Berg Balance Scale (r = -0.81), gait speed (r = -0.61) and Barthel Index of ADL (r = -0.78); and (3) appears to predict the patient's ability to go outside alone safely. These data suggest that the timed "Up & Go" test is a reliable and valid test for quantifying functional mobility that may also be useful in following clinical change over time. The test is quick, requires no special equipment or training, and is easily included as part of the routine medical examination
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Prevalence:
Frequency/Level of use, dissemination, how widespread is the usage of the instrument?
Population:
For what population was the instrument designed?
Subject:
Who is the instrument administered to?
Provider Setting:
Where is the instrument used i.e. admission to nursing home, referral to home care, etc?
Derived:
Is this insrument derived from or a component of another instrument?
Validity and Reliability Testing:
Is the methodology of the instrument open to peer review?
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
What domains does the instrument assess? List CCD topics that the instrument covers.
Verbal or Observation based:
Is subject just asked questions or do they have to do some activity (i.e. get up and go assessment)?
Are calculated scores included:
An algorithm may calculate one or more scores based on elements of the assessment.
Extended use:
Is the instrument being used outside the original target population?
Versions:
Are there different versions of the tool? Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.
Public Domain:
Is the instrument in the public domain (Y/N)?
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