Activity rating scales in adult muscle disease: how well do they actually measure?

摘要: Introduction: There is a diversity of rating scales that assess function in muscle disease. Definitive knowledge the content covered by these would help making choices. Methods: We searched for activity used disease and assessed their linking scale items to International Classification Functioning, Disability Health (ICF) regions they cover. Results: Of 119 found, 19 disease–specific 9 generic were prioritized analysis. These 28 contained 457 items, from which 1145 concepts identified 160 unique. concepts, 97.8% could be linked ICF, most activities participation domain (68.7%), followed environmental factors (22.5%) body functions (6.6%). Global was frequently, lower upper extremity function. Conclusions: This comparison should allow better-informed choice Muscle Nerve 50: 14–23, 2014