Predicting Independent Walking Ability Using the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living in Individuals Post Stroke

Predicting Independent Walking Ability Using the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living in Individuals Post Stroke: an Observational Pilot Study

Cohort observational retrospective pilot study by design. The purpose of this study was to determine a cut scores to predict independent ambulation for the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female patients with stroke after the age of 17 confirmed stroke by neuroimaging, understanding instructions, time after stroke up to 1 year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects were excluded if they have: the presence of aphasia that would have interfered with the participant's ability to understand and comply with study procedures or complete stroke assessments, dementia, ataxia, localization of stroke in the cerebellum or vertebrobasilar insufficiency, orthopedic problems that affected the ability to walk before the stroke and time after stroke more than 1 year.