ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR FUNCTION IN STUDIES OF CHRONIC DISABILITY

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Abstract
A method for the assessment of motor function has been developed which makes use of tests for individual limb and total body movements. While there is a high degree of correlation between scores from some tests, others provide independent measures of disability. There was no significant inter-observer variability in the assessment of total body function; assessors disagreed on five out of a total of 480 paired observations. There were, however, some differences in the scores for limb function tests; assessors disagreed on 113 out of a total of 640 paired observations. There were significant associations between disability as indicated by the Activities of Daily Living index on the one hand, and total scores for each limb or total body function on the other. Movements of wrist and hand are a good general index of motor disability in stroke patients.

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