Key result
Frenchay Activities Index and Functional Independence Measure are the most common post-stroke ADL functional measures.
Systematic Review
OBJECTIVE: To provide clinicians and researchers information regarding (1) the existing outcome measures to assess the loss of functionality in the activities of daily living (ADLs) of patients with stroke and (2) the presence of these assessment tools in the Italian context. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: For this Systematic Review Medline, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched for articles published up to 4 July 2017. Two authors independently identified eligible studies on the basis of predefined inclusion criteria and extracted data. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. RESULTS: Of 370 publications identified and screened, 46 studies fell within the inclusion criteria and were critically reviewed. The most commonly used tools were: the Frenchay Activities Index and the Functional Independence Measure. CONCLUSION: This review has emphasized the need for agreement among researchers as to which tool must be studied in depth or adapted to other national contexts in order to develop universal norms and standards.
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Galeoto et al. (2019) conducted a systematic review in Stroke. Outcome measures for loss of functionality in activities of daily living (Frenchay Activities Index, Functional Independence Measure) was evaluated on Existing outcome measures to assess the loss of functionality in the activities of daily living of patients with stroke. The Frenchay Activities Index and Functional Independence Measure were the most commonly used tools across 46 reviewed studies assessing post-stroke ADL functionality.
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