Improving the Reliability of Stroke Disability Grading in Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice | Zendy

Jeffrey L. Saver | Zendy; Bogdan Filip | Zendy; Scott Hamilton | Zendy; Anna Yanes | Zendy; Sharon Craig | Zendy; Michelle Cho | Zendy; Robin Conwit | Zendy; Sidney Starkman | Zendy

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Improving the Reliability of Stroke Disability Grading in Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice

Author(s) -

Jeffrey L. Saver,

Bogdan Filip,

Scott Hamilton,

Anna Yanes,

Sharon Craig,

Michelle Cho,

Robin Conwit,

Sidney Starkman

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.571364

Subject(s) - medicine , modified rankin scale , inter rater reliability , kappa , stroke (engine) , physical therapy , clinical trial , acute stroke , rating scale , ischemic stroke , statistics , mechanical engineering , ischemia , engineering , linguistics , mathematics , philosophy , tissue plasminogen activator

The modified Rankin Scale rates global disability after stroke and is the most comprehensive and widely used primary outcome measure in acute stroke trials. However, substantial interobserver variability in modified Rankin Scale scoring has been reported. This study sought to develop and validate a short, practicable structured assessment that would enhance interrater reliability.

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