Assessing advanced walking ability in people with stroke using the Groningen Meander Walking Test.

CONCLUSION: The Groningen Meander Walking Test is a highly reliable and valid tool for quantifying the advanced walking abilities of people with stroke. Implications for Rehabilitation The Groningen Meander Walking Test completion times demonstrated excellent intrarater, interrater and test-retest reliabilities. The Groningen Meander Walking Test completion times correlates well with Berg Balance Scale scores, comfortable walking and Timed Up and Go test times. The Groningen Meander Walking Test overstep scores correlates significantly to its completion times, Fugl-Myer Assessment-Lower Extremity scores, comfortable walking speed and Timed Up and Go test times. A cut off time of 11.98s best for Groningen Meander Walking Test completion times discriminates people with stroke from healthy elderly with sensitivity of 97% and specificity of 100%. The Groningen Meander Walking Test is highly reliable and easy to administer in assessing advanced walking abilities in people with stroke. PMID: 28768439 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research