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Sensitivity of Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's modified Barthel Index
C Hocking1, M Williams, J Broad
1School of Occupational Therapy, Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand. clare.hocking@ait.ac.nz
Objective:
To investigate whether Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's modification of the Barthel Index improved its sensitivity to change.
Design:
Correlational study.
Setting:
School of Occupational Therapy at Auckland Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Subjects:
One hundred subjects requiring rehabilitation following a stroke.
Main Outcome Measures:
Change in function which was measured using Shah, Vanclay and Cooper's (1989) modified Barthel Index and walking speed over 10 metres.
Results:
Five statistical analyses were undertaken, none of which demonstrated clear superiority of one measure over the other.
Conclusions:
The study did not indicate the modified Barthel Index to be more sensitive to change than the 20-point Barthel Index for this population. The statistical analysis strategies utilized are recommended for similar studies.