Clinimetric properties of the action research arm test for the assessment of arm activity in hemiparetic patients after stroke.

Conclusions: The Japanese version of the ARAT is highly reliable and valid for measuring upper-extremity function in patients with stroke. Adding the performance timescale on the ARAT score scale can partially solve the "ceiling effect problem".
PMID: 31618111 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - October 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Amano S, Umeji A, Uchita A, Hashimoto Y, Takebayashi T, Takahashi K, Uchiyama Y, Domen K Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research