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| Validation and reliability of the Modified Elderly Mobility Scale | | Author(s) | Suzanne Kuys, Sandra Brauer |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 25 no 3, September 2006 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 140-144 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Evaluation ; Reliability ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS) is a 7-item scale of motor function. A modification was made to the the Elderly Mobility Scale by including stair climbing and a 10 metre walk, to make it more relevant to Australian geriatric rehabilitation settings. 90 patients were scored on the new Modified Elderly Mobility Scale (MEMS). To establish concurrent validity, 75 patients' MEMS scores were compared to Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores using Spearman's correlation. Videotaped patient performances were used to establish inter-rater and test-retest reliability using percentage absolute agreement and intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs). The real MEMS score demonstrated significant association with the motor and total FIM scores. Absolute agreement for inter-rater reliability was greater than 93% for all test items, with 97% and 98% on the two new measures, respectively. Thus, the MEMS is a quick, valid and reliable test of motor function of older patients with a spread of functional levels. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070109214 A |
| Classmark | C4: 4C: 5HC: 7YA |
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