Improving the Action Research Arm test: a unidimensional hierarchical scale.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The Action Research Arm (ARA) test is a performance test of upper extremity motor function which consists of 19 items divided into four hierarchical subtests. This multidimensionality has not yet been tested empirically. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the dimensionality of the ARA test. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study involving a sample of 63 chronic stroke patients. METHODS:A Mokken scale analysis was performed. RESULTS:The Mokken scale analysis revealed one strong unidimensional scale containing all 19 items, of which the scalability coefficient H was 0.79, while H per item ranged from 0.69 to 0.86. The reliability coefficient rho equalled 0.98, indicating a very high internal consistency. A subset of 15 out of 19 items showed an invariant hierarchical item-ordering. CONCLUSION:The ARA test is a unidimensional scale. The use of subtests, as proposed in the original description of the instrument, is not supported by the present findings. The 15-item scale presented here can be used for adaptive testing, i.e. using only a selected subset of items based on prior knowledge about the patient's abilities, thus minimizing testing time.

journal_name

Clin Rehabil

journal_title

Clinical rehabilitation

authors

van der Lee JH,Roorda LD,Beckerman H,Lankhorst GJ,Bouter LM

doi

10.1191/0269215502cr534oa

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-09-01 00:00:00

pages

646-53

issue

6

eissn

0269-2155

issn

1477-0873

journal_volume

16

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