Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish physical therapy goal items for stroke outpatients. First, rehabilitation medicine goal items for stroke outpatients were established by medical doctors (n=3), physical therapists (n=5), occupational therapists (n=4), nurses (n=2) and others (n=4). Then, physical therapy goals were selected from the rehabilitation medicine goal items by the five physical therapists. Next, other physical therapy goal items were added by five patients and references in the literature. Following that, a number of these items were grouped together. These items were close in meaning. Sixty physical therapy goal items for stroke outpatients were established as a result of the above processes. Lastly, a preliminary study was carried out using these sixty physical therapy goal items. This study confirmed that these items were useful for further studies.
