WITHIN-ASSESSMENT VARIABILITY OF THE GAITRITE SYSTEM IN PEOPLE WITH STROKE

Objectives The GAITRite® is a validated tool for measuring gait. However, no information is available regarding the number of trials required. This study investigates the within-assessment variability of the GAITRite® to establish the recommended number of trials. Design People with stroke undergoing inpatient rehabilitation were assessed on the GAITRite®. Data of individuals admitted from January 2014 to January 2015 were extracted. Five trials were performed. A repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to investigate within-subject differences across the trials. Group means of each variable were plotted against trials. Significance was set at 0.05. Results 36 people with stroke (mean age = 59.6±13.3 years, 61.1% male) were assessed. Significant differences across trials were found for gait speed (p

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