Patient Education & Recovery Outcome Measurement Flashcards

A stroke survivor walks the 10-Meter Walk Test at 0.55 m/s. Using Perry's classification, how is this patient's ambulation categorized?

Answer: Limited community ambulator

Gait speeds of 0.4-0.8 m/s correspond to limited community ambulation in Perry's classification.

What is the maximum total score on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Upper Extremity motor domain?

Answer: 66

The FMA-UE motor section scores 33 items on a 0-2 scale for a maximum of 66 points.

A therapist asks a patient to explain in their own words how to take their anticoagulant after teaching. What technique is this?

Answer: Teach-back

Teach-back confirms understanding by having the patient restate the information in their own words.

Which measure is designed to capture how much and how well a patient uses the affected arm in daily life, based on self-report?

Answer: Motor Activity Log

The Motor Activity Log is a structured interview rating Amount of Use and Quality of Movement of the affected arm in real-world activities.

Written stroke education materials for the general public should ideally be written at what reading level?

Answer: 6th grade or lower

Health literacy guidelines recommend patient materials at or below a 6th-8th grade reading level, with 6th grade or lower preferred.

A patient's Berg Balance Scale score improves from 38 to 41. What is the most accurate interpretation?

Answer: The change may fall within measurement error

A 3-point change is smaller than the reported minimal detectable change for the Berg in stroke (about 6-7 points), so it may reflect measurement error.

Which outcome measure is a global disability scale ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death)?

Answer: Modified Rankin Scale

The modified Rankin Scale grades global disability from 0 to 6, with 6 representing death.