The Frenchay Arm Test (FAT) was used to evaluate arm function after stroke.
In addition, we used an upper extremity protocol to quantitatively measure arm motor function[ 49] with an eight camera motion analysis system (Vicon Motion Systems ,Ltd, Oxford, UK).
The measuring arm of Crookes' gauge does not exactly "move".
By measuring arm circumference, they can detect cases of malnutrition.
Further, it has high internal consistency, correlates well with other measures of arm function, and discriminates between persons who are/are not able to undertake activities of daily living, or work without restriction [ 17].
The scale measures the effect of arm function on 30 different daily activities.
Arm function was measured by the Action Research Arm Test ARATT) assessing "active" arm function.
Substantial ceiling effects, indicating no possibility to measure improvement, were seen for AIMS arm function (18%), SF-36 Role Physical (10%), Social Functioning (21%) and Role Emotional (42%), Table 2.
Respondents were asked to identify: the items from the list which they considered important to include in a measure of active and passive arm function; items which should be excluded, along with the reason for exclusion; any items that were not on the list which they considered to be of particular importance, explaining their reasons for inclusion.
the items from the list which they considered important to include in a measure of active and passive arm function; items which should be excluded, along with the reason for exclusion; any items that were not on the list which they considered to be of particular importance, explaining their reasons for inclusion.
