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Qualities of a French version of the Wolf Motor Function Test: a multicenter study
E Bürge1, D Kupper, M Badan Bâ
1Haute École spécialisée suisse occidentale (HES-SO), Haute École de santé Genève, filière physiothérapie, Genève, Switzerland. elisabeth.burge@hesge.ch
Introduction:
There are currently a small number of standardized tools in French that measure and compare the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy, or other recent therapies promoting motor recovery
Objective:
To create a French version of the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) and assess its reliability, minimal detectable change, and criterion validity.
Method:
Prospective multicenter repeated-measure design with 44 patients with post stroke hemiparesis. A French Version of the WMFT was created; it was then assessed against the Fugl Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (French version) to establish its reliability, the minimal detectable change and its validity.
Results:
Inter-rater reliability was very good. Reproducibility of the scores was good. Cronbach α coefficients showed adequate internal consistency. The minimal detectable change (MDC95%) for functional ability scores was below 10% of the highest possible score; the MDC95% for performance time was very high at more than 90 seconds. Criterion validity was good.
Conclusion:
The French version of the WMFT is reliable and valid. The test shows promise for use as an objective outcome measure for people post stroke in French speaking countries.
