Open AccessAssessment of Walking Speed and Distance Post-Stroke Increases After Providing a Theory-Based Toolkit
Author(s) -
Nancy M. Salbach,
Marilyn MacKay-Lyons,
Jo-Anne Howe,
Alison McDonald,
Patricia Solomon,
Mark Bayley,
Sara McEwen,
Michelle Nelson,
Beverly Bulmer,
Gina S. Lovasi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000406
Subject(s) - ambulatory , confidence interval , medicine , test (biology) , odds ratio , odds , intervention (counseling) , rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , physical therapy , acute stroke , ambulatory care , physical medicine and rehabilitation , health care , logistic regression , nursing , emergency department , mechanical engineering , paleontology , economic growth , engineering , economics , biology
While underutilized, poststroke administration of the 10-m walk test (10mWT) and 6-minute walk test (6MWT) can improve care and is considered best practice. We aimed to evaluate provision of a toolkit designed to increase use of these tests by physical therapists (PTs).