Reliability of muscle strength assessment in chronic post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , Volume 23(1) , Pgs. 26-35.

NARIC Accession Number: J77342.  What's this?
ISSN: 1074-9357.
Author(s): Rabelo, Michelle; Nunes, Guilherme S.; Amante, Natalia M. C.; De Noronha, Marcos; Fachin-Martins, Emerson.
Publication Year: 2016.
Number of Pages: 10.
Abstract: Study systematically investigated and organized the evidence of the reliability of muscle strength evaluation measures in post-stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis. Two assessors independently searched four electronic databases in January 2014 (Medline, Scielo, CINAHL, and Embase) for relevant studies. Data were extracted from included studies about reliability data, measured by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and/or similar statistical analysis. The meta-analyses were conducted only with isokinetic data. Of 450 articles originally identified, eight articles were included for this review. After quality analysis, two studies were considered of high quality. Five different joints were analyzed within the included studies (knee, hip, ankle, shoulder, and elbow). Their reliability results varied from low to very high reliability (ICCs from 0.48 to 0.99). The results of this review suggest that there are good-to-excellent levels of reliability of muscle strength assessment in upper and lower limbs for both affected and non-affected side using static and isokinetic dynamometry. Findings also support the contention that muscle strength of the affected extremities of chronic post-stroke patients is quantifiable and its measurement is reliable even in the presence of spasticity.
Descriptor Terms: EVALUATION, HEMIPLEGIA, LIMBS, LITERATURE REVIEWS, MEASUREMENTS, MUSCULAR IMPAIRMENTS, OUTCOMES, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, STROKE.


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Citation: Rabelo, Michelle, Nunes, Guilherme S., Amante, Natalia M. C., De Noronha, Marcos, Fachin-Martins, Emerson. (2016). Reliability of muscle strength assessment in chronic post-stroke hemiparesis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.  Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , 23(1), Pgs. 26-35. Retrieved 1/14/2018, from REHABDATA database.