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Rehabilitation Outcome Measures is a comprehensive review and comparison of measurement instruments in rehabilitation. It includes a high-level section on professional practice in physiotherapy and an introduction to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Classification of Health. For those who wish to learn more about the relevance of reported measurement properties, the text focuses on how this knowledge can assist clinical decision-making. Additionally, the book reviews a range of measurements in neurological rehabilitation as well mobility, fatigue, physical activity and patient satisfaction. Rehabilitation Outcome Measures is directed at students preparing for clinical practice, as well as researchers and practitioners seeking information about a range of measurement instruments.

Contents:

Dedication Acknowledgements Preface

SECTION 1 OUTCOME MEASUREMENT IN CONTEXT

1 Outcome measurement and practice Introduction Chapter outline The outcomes movement Evidence based practice The role of professional organisations in promoting the systematic use of standardised outcome measure Summary

2 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Introduction Chapter outline What is ICF?

3 How to choose an outcome measure Introduction Chapter outline Project manage the process of choosing and using OMs How do I choose a measure to use in my clinical practice? Different types of measures Assessing the quality of a measure Summary

SECTION 2 MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES

4 Reliability: error in measurement Introduction Chapter outline What is reliability? How are studies of reliability analysed? What not to use or to interpret with caution Summary

5 Validity Introduction The description and methodology of validity Predicting the future - how can we use OM's to predict future events? Can the outcome measure tell the difference between two groups? Summary

6 Measuring change Introduction Chapter outline Studying responsiveness Summary

SECTION 3 OVERVIEW

7 Measuring mobility

8 Measuring physical activity

9 Measuring fatigue

10 Measurement in neurological conditions and rehabilitation

11 Evaluating satisfaction

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Mobility

Appendix 2 Physical activity

Appendix 3 Fatigue

Appendix 4 Neurological rehabilitation

Appendix 5 Patient satisfaction

Index