AUTHOR=Chen Peiming , Tse Mimi M. Y , Ng Shamay S.M. , Ho Leo C. M. , Kwok Anthony T. C. , Lam Sam C. Y. , Liu Tai Wa , Wong Thomson W. L. , So Billy C. L. , Lai Cynthia Y. Y. 

TITLE=Psychometric properties of lift and carry test in assessing people with stroke

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1379536

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2024.1379536

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Lift and Carry Test (LCT) time in people with stroke. Design: Cross-sectional design Setting: University based neurorehabilitation laboratory Participants: Twenty-four people with stroke and 24 healthy controls Interventions: Not applicable Outcome Measures: Lift and Carry Test (LCT), Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper extremity and lower extremity, ankle dorsiflexor and plantarflexor muscle strength, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go (TUG) and Community Integration MeasureThe mean LCT time (29.70s) in people with stroke was more than double of that in healthy controls (13.70s). The LCT showed excellent intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest reliability [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.943-1.000]. The LCT times demonstrated a significant negative correlation with the BBS score (rs=-0.771) and significant positive correlations with the TUG times (rs=0.933). There was no significant correlation between LCT times and FMA score (p>0.05). An optimal cut-off LCT time of 15.48s (sensitivity=95.8%, specificity=87.5%) was identified to differentiate between people with stroke and healthy controls (area under the curve=0.957).LCT is an excellent clinical test for examining advanced functional ability in people with stroke and distinguishing people with stroke from healthy controls.