Functional Gait Assessment
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Objective
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The Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) is a modification of the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) that uses higher-level tasks to increase the applicability of the test to people with vestibular disorders and to eliminate the ceiling effect of the original test. Three items were added to the DGI because these were noted to be difficult in people with vestibular disorders.
Intended Population[edit | edit source]
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
Reference[edit | edit source]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
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Reliability[edit | edit source]
Intrarater reliability of the total FGA: ICC = 0.83
Interrater reliability of the total FGA: ICC = 0.84
Internal Consistency: Cronbach alpha value 0.79 across both trials
Validity[edit | edit source]
Concurrent Validity - FGA scores were correlated with the following outcome measure scores;
- ABC Scale: r = -.70
- DHI: r = -.064
- PDS: r = -.70
- Number of falls: r = -.66
- TUG: r = -.50
- DGI: r = 0.80
Responsiveness[edit | edit source]
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
Dynamic Gait Index, the 4-item Dynamic Gait Index, and the Functional Gait Assessment show sufficient validity, responsiveness, and reliability for assessment of walking function in patients with stroke undergoing rehabilitation, but the Functional Gait Assessment is recommended for its psychometric properties[2].
Resources[edit | edit source]
http://www.rehabmeasures.org/Lists/RehabMeasures/DispForm.aspx?ID=893
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Julia Krahm. Functional Gait Assessment. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxzB3ez3y14[last accessed 10/10/14]
- ↑ Lin JH, Hsu MJ, Hsu HW, Wu HC, Hsieh CL. Psychometric Comparisons of 3 Functional Ambulation Measures for Patients With Stroke. Stroke. 2010 Jul 29; online article ahead of print
