Transcription of JPT3302 92-98 JGPT
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JPT3302 92-98 JGPT
Research Report Responsiveness of the Physical Mobility Scale in Long-term Care facility Residents Eric Pike, PT, DPT, MS, NFA1; Merrill R. Landers, PT, DPT, OCS2. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION. Purpose: The Physical Mobility Scale (PMS) is used to evalu- One of the primary focuses of physical therapy in long-term ate the functional ability of aged adults. It has been shown to care is to improve the functional mobility of a resident. be reliable and has evidence to support its validity; however, Many times the resident is admitted at a very low function- there has been only 1 study performed to date that has addressed its responsiveness. The purpose of this study was al level, unable to complete the most basic tasks such as bed to evaluate the responsiveness of the PMS using residents of mobility and transfers. Because of these generalized deficits a long-term care facility .
these performance-based scales include items that are unre-lated to mobility (eg, continence or communication), items that would be inappropriate for the majority of long-term care facility residents (eg, running), or items specific to a dis-ease process (eg, hand movements or gait akinesia). Because
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