Designing and Validation of a Clinical Tool for Assessment of Volitional Motor Control For Stroke Survivors An Exploratory Study

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Stroke is a clinical syndrome newlinewith rapidly increasing clinical symptoms and/or indicators of localized and occasionally worldwide loss of mental capacity, signs continuing longer than 24 hours, or symptoms that result in death, and no known cause other than one of vascular origin. Following a stroke, voluntary movement control is frequently hampered. There is a lack of valid and reliable assessment tools that comprehensively assess both upper and lower extremity volitional motor control in stroke survivors, making it difficult for clinicians to accurately assess the extent of impairment and track progress over time. The development of a clinical tool that comprehensively assesses both upper and lower extremity volitional motor control can help to identify specific impairments and guide treatment decisions, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes and quality of life. This study focuses on designing and validating a clinical tool for the assessment of volitional motor control for stroke survivors. Hence this study is adding new newlineinformation to the current literature of knowledge. This study used a mixed-method design and was conducted in 2 phases to address the primary and secondary objectives. In first phase, a self-designed SD the volitional motor control assessment tool was developed and was assessed for content validity, face validity, test-retest reliability, validity, internal consistency and factor analysis. In phase two, data was collected from total of 204 stroke survivors across Surat, who met inclusion and exclusion criteria and agreed to give informed consent. Analysis of the data for both phases was undertaken using appropriate qualitative and quantitative statistical methods.