The Reliability of the Box and Block Test in People After Stroke

The Reliability of the Box and Block Test in People After Stroke

The main aim of the pilot project is to establish inter-rater reliability, internal variability and variability of results got in Box and Block Test administered according to the new Czech extended version of its manual.

New Czech manual for the Box and Block Test was made by back-translation method. It was updated and extended by new rules for unification of it´s performing. The manual include instructions for performing three trials.

At least 20 adult people after stroke will be tested by this test according to this new Czech manual. Video of patients' performance will be obtained.

The inter-rater reliability, internal variability and variability of results will be established.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Czech language as a mother tongue
• Adult (age 18 and more)
• Patient after Stroke attending the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague
• Able to move 25mm X 25mm block at least by 10 cm
• Able to complete testing with full 3 attempts
• Able to sit for 20 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

• use of drugs affecting attention
• vision impairment uncorrectable with glasses
• severe hearing loss
• inability to understand instructions
• inability to complete testing
• failure to sign Informed consent for probation with inclusion to research and Consent to the collection and processing of personal data during the study at the General University Hospital in Prague