Relationships between motor function evaluation and activities of daily living in stroke patients

Abstract

[Purpose] To investigate whether the motor assessment scale (MAS) can serve as a useful index for the prediction of ADL of stroke patients with lower levels of functional independence. [Subjects] Fourteen stroke patients who scored 80 points or less at admission on the Functional Independent Measure (FIM). [Methods] With the functional gain of FIM from admission to discharge as the objective variable, and the functional gains of the MAS, Berg balance scale, stroke impairment assessment set (SIAS), and daily living functional assessment from admission to one month as explanatory variables, we performed single regression analysis. [Results] MAS at one month, the gain in MAS at one month, and SIAS at one month were identified as useful variables. [Conclusion] Our results suggest that MAS and SIAS could be useful in the prediction of ADL of patients with moderate and severe stroke.