Validity and Reliability of Modified Box and Block Test and Targeted Box and Block Test in Patients With Stroke

Validity and Reliability of Modified Box and Block Test and Targeted Box and Block Test in Patients With Stroke

The aim of our study is investigated validity and reliabilty of Modified Box and Block Test and Targeted Box and Block Test in patients with stroke.

Fifty patients with stroke will included in the study. Box and Block Test, Modified Box and Block Test, Targeted Box and Block Test, 9 Hole Peg Test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity will used to assess upper extremity. To evaluate validity between Modified and Targeted Box and Block Tests and Box and Block Test, 9 Hole Peg Test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment will used to correlation analysis tests. The investigator will evaluate after one week to test-retest reliability to patients. Other pyhsiotherapist will evaluate to patients inter-rater reliability.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with stroke and in the chronic phase (having been diagnosed with stroke at least 6 months ago),
• Over 18 years old,
• Mini Mental Test score ≥ 24 points,
• Able to grasp and release a 2.5 cm cube on both upper extremities,
• Brunnstrom Upper Extremity Staging ≥ 3
• Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 2,
• Able to sit independently in a chair for 2 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a neurological disease other than stroke
• Have had surgery in the last 6 months
• Severely affected upper extremity
• Uncooperative with physiotherapist
• Patients with neglect, aphasia and hemianopsia