1995 Volume 32 Issue 2 Pages 123-132
Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS) is presented as new evaluation instrument for stroke patients. The kappa value as an index of interrater reliability ranged from 0.30 to 0.87 in 46 stroke patients. The abdominal MMT item, which can be performed without patients being supine, was correlated to the Daniels' abdominal MMT (r=0.67). The visuo-spatial deficit item and speech item significantly correlated to cognitive items of the FIM. After including the SIAS items in the regression equation predicting the discharge motor items of the FIM, the square of the regression coefficient changed from 0.56 to 0.60. In conclusion, the SIAS is a reliable and valid instrument and useful to functional outcome prediction.
