Responsiveness, minimal detectable change, and minimal clinically important difference of the sitting balance scale and function in sitting test in people with stroke.

Conclusions: Both scales demonstrate sufficient responsiveness in the skilled nursing setting. Our findings suggest a change of 5 on the SBS and 4 on the FIST are clinically important, and clinicians may use these values to assess patient progress. PMID: 32401095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32401095?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - May 12, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Alzyoud J, Medley A, Thompson M, Csiza L Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research