Outcomes represent the components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, including body function and structure (range of motion), activities (performance of functional tasks, motor function), participation (involvement in formal and informal activities), and environment (parent perceptions of care, parental empowerment).
May LA, Butt C, Minor L, Kolbinson K, Tulloch K. Measurement reliability of functional tasks for persons who self-propel a manual wheelchair.
Collection of data is described in the context of applying the model to determine biceps muscle forces for testing of functional tasks.
To determine the test-retest reliability of the Neuromuscular Recovery Scale NRSS), a measure to classify lower extremity and trunk recovery of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to typical preinjury performance of functional tasks without use of external and behavioral compensation.
Rochester L, Hetherington V, Jones D, Nieuwboer A, Willems A-M, Kwakkel G, Van Wegen E. Attending to the task: interference effects of functional tasks on walking in Parkinson's disease and the roles of cognition, depression, fatigue, and balance.
The study assessed the between group effects of strength training or jump landing training alone on knee valgus alignment during a number of functional tasks, using a cohort specific treatment superiority design.
Outcome measures: The primary outcome was the Glittre Activities of Daily Living test, which assesses the time taken to complete a series of functional tasks (eg, rising from a chair, walking, stairs, lifting and bending).
Hand performance dimensions including dexterity, tactility, manipulability, grip strength and a set of functional tasks were measured for bare hand and gloved (cotton, Kevlar, leather and vinyl) hand conditions.
Thus, it seems that combining heavy and light load training schemes may be an effective method for improving muscular function and may be particularly useful when force application is required in a wide range of functional tasks [27].
The purpose of this study was: 1) to examine the relationship between peak V02 and PF and 2) to determine whether a threshold or cut point exist that distinguishes between individuals reporting required assistance in the performance of functional tasks (low PF) and those who report ability to perform tasks independently (high PF).
