OBJECTIVE Neuromotor function in infancy can be evaluated in various ways. Assessment instruments are used for early detection of children with a high risk for developmental disorders. Early detection enables clinicians to provide intervention at a young age when plasticity of the nervous system is high. The assessments may also be used to monitor intervention. The present article will review t...

OBJECTIVE To translate the ID Pain scale into Thai and validate this scale. MATERIAL AND METHOD The 6-item ID Pain scale was translated into Thai. The final version was tested in 100 patients. Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive validity were calculated. RESULTS Twenty-four patients were neuropathic, 49 were nociceptive and 27 were mixed pain. Forty-six patients have chronic pain. Seve...

OBJECTIVE To examine the Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope (OUES) as an outcome for physical fitness in patients with multiple sclerosis. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS A maximal cycling ergometry test was performed by 56 patients with multiple sclerosis. METHODS The OUES was compared with healthy reference values. Correlation analysis was used to assess the concurrent validity of th...

The Post-Acute Acuity Rating for Children (PAARC) is the first known acuity rating intended to reflect medical severity based on age, reason for admission, diagnoses, dependence in activities of daily living, and technology reliance for children admitted to post-acute care rehabilitation hospitals. Content validity was tested using an expert panel scoring the Content Validity Index (CVI). Concu...

early screening of autism increases the chance of receiving timely intervention. using the parent report questionnaires is effective in screening autism. the q-chat is a new instrument that has shown several advantages than other screening tools. because there is no adequate tool for the early screening of autistic traits in iranian children, we aimed to investigate the adequacy of the persian ...

BACKGROUND Multimorbidity is common and associated with poor clinical outcomes and high health care costs. Administrative data are a promising tool for studying the epidemiology of multimorbidity. Our goal was to derive and apply a new scheme for using administrative data to identify the presence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity. METHODS We identified validated algorithms that use ICD...

OBJECTIVES To test the predictive value and convergent construct validity of a 6-item work functioning screener (WFS-H). METHODS Healthcare workers (249 nurses) completed a questionnaire containing the work functioning screener (WFS-H) and a work functioning instrument (NWFQ) measuring the following: cognitive aspects of task execution and general incidents, avoidance behavior, conflicts and ...

OBJECTIVES to evaluate the concurrent validity of the six-minute step test (6MST) in assessing exercise capacity of COPD patients using the six-minute walk test (6MWT) as a gold-standard. The predictive validity of the 6MST was assessed to determine a cut-off point for identification of low exercise capacity. METHOD thirty-two COPD patients (50-87 years old) with mild to very severe obstructi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The 50-item Fugl-Meyer motor scale (FM) is commonly used in outcome studies. However, the lengthy administration time of the FM keeps it from being widely accepted for routine clinical use. We aimed to develop a short form of the FM (the S-FM) with sound psychometric properties for stroke patients. METHODS The FM was administered to 279 patients. It was then simplified ...

Background: Diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is usually incidental, and surgical treatment, when indicated, may be open or endovascular. The drawbacks of computed angiotomography (CTA) and the advantages of Doppler ultrasonography have led to the development of alternative follow-up protocols, comparing the two methods. Objective: To determine validity indices for Doppler ultrasonog...