Interdisciplinary Platform for Rehabilitation Research and Innovative Care of Stroke Patients

Compound outcome-parameter for functional recovery (from upper limb motor scores, e.g. Fugl-Meyer assessment, grip force, nine-hole peg test).

Standardized test for differential diagnosis Aphasia - no aphasia.

The Apraxia Screen from TULIA is a short assessment to diagnose apraxia with 12 hand movements, dichotomous scale: 0 = not fulfilled, 1 = fulfilled motion task.

Autonomy and participation is measured via different tools, for example with the Index for the Assessment of Health Impairments (IMET) or the subscale Participation/Role function extracted from the Stroke Impact Scale.

Fatigue scale for motor and cognitive functions, an assessment of fatigue, containing two subscales (mental and physical fatigue), ranging from 20 (no fatigue at all) to 100 (severest grade of fatigue).

The section motor function of upper limb is one of five domains, a three-point scale is used for rating performance as 0=cannot perform, 1=performs partially and 2=performs fully, max. possible score: 66 points.

A dynamometer is used to measure grip strength and a pinch gauge to measure pinch force.

The Index of measurement of participation restrictions (IMET) records patient-related participation as a self-evaluation tool, on a scale from 0 (no impairment) to 10 (no more activity possible).

A questionnaire developed by the research group (including questions on informativeness and information needs on the topic of stroke).

The line bisection test (LBS) is a test to detect the presence of unilateral spatial neglect. To complete the test, the middle of several horizontal lines must be marked.

The modified Rankin scale (MRS) is a standardized measure that describes the extent of disability after a stroke. It ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death due to stroke).

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment, a maximum of 30 points (no restrictions) can be achieved.

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, NIHSS, is a score system to quantify the impairment caused by a stroke. The sum of the values from the investigations results in a maximum of 42 points. The higher the score, the more extensive the stroke.

A timed measure of fine manual dexterity where the patient is instructed to first take nine pegs out of a container and place them afterwards back into the empty holes of the container as quickly as possible.

The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) is a screening tool for diagnosing depressivity and includes questions on the nine DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of major depression.

The EQ-5D questionnaire is a standardized, generic measure of health-related quality of life, it is a self-administered questionnaire.

A questionnaire developed by the research group (including questions on occupation and lifestyle).

Measurement of subjective stroke-specific health status, 64 items in eight domains, domain scores range between 0-100, with higher scores represent better health status.

The Timed "Up and Go" test is a clinical test to assess a patient's mobility and risk of falling.