Research Platform  |   July 2015
Development and Rasch Analysis of a New Hierarchy for Scoring Poststroke Hand Function on the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS)
Michelle L. Woodbury, PhD, OTR/L; Craig Velozo, PhD, OTR/L; Joyce Sabari, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Hand and Upper Extremity / Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Assessment/Measurement
Research Platform   |   July 2015
Development and Rasch Analysis of a New Hierarchy for Scoring Poststroke Hand Function on the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS)
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911500089p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-RP205D
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911500089p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-RP205D
Abstract

Date Presented 4/17/2015

In this study, we present the background, methods, and findings that led to a new scoring hierarchy for assessing hand function in stroke survivors within the context of an existing tool, the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS).