On page 904, in Appendix 1 of Lin, G. H., Huang, Y. J., Lee, Y. C., Lee, S. C., Chou, C. Y., & Hsieh, C. L. Development of a computerized adaptive testing system for assessing 5 functions in patients with stroke: a simulation and validation study. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2019;100:899-907, the authors unintentionally mismatch the items and the item difficulties. This error did not affect the results of this study. Appendix 1 should read:
Appendix
1. Item and item
difficulty of the CAT-5F
Item of the CAT-5F |
Item difficulty |
BADL |
|
Transfers* |
-0.3 |
Grooming |
-1.5 |
Toilet use |
0.1 |
Bathing |
4.0 |
Mobility |
0.4 |
Stairs |
2.0 |
Dressing |
0.3 |
Bowels |
-2.8 |
Bladder |
-2.3 |
Postural control |
|
Sitting
without support |
-2.6 |
Sitting on the edge of the table
to supine |
-1.7 |
Supine to affected side lateral |
-3.6 |
Supine to unaffected side lateral |
-1.5 |
Supine to sitting up on the edge
of the table |
-0.7 |
Sitting to standing up |
0.3 |
Standing with support |
-0.9 |
Standing without support |
0.4 |
Standing on unaffected leg |
3.4 |
Standing on paretic leg |
5.2 |
Standing, picking up a pencil from
floor |
1.5 |
Standing up to sitting down |
0.3 |
UE motor function |
|
Protracts
scapula in supine |
-0.2 |
Extends
elbow in supine |
-0.9 |
Raises
hand to touch top of the head (sitting) |
-0.1 |
Places
hand on sacrum (sitting) |
0.8 |
Raises
arm overhead to fullest elevation (sitting) |
0.0 |
Supinates and pronates forearm |
-0.1 |
Closes
hand from fully opened position (sitting) |
0.2 |
Opens
hand from fully closed position (sitting) |
0.4 |
LE motor function |
|
Flexes
hip and knee in supine |
-2.1 |
Flexes
hip in sitting |
-1.1 |
Extends
knee in sitting |
-0.9 |
Extends
knee and dorsiflexes ankle in sitting |
-0.2 |
Dorsiflexes
ankle in sitting |
0.6 |
Flexes
knee in sitting |
-0.8 |
Plantar
flexes ankle in sitting |
0.8 |
Dorsiflexes
affected ankle with knee extended (standing) |
1.9 |
Flexes
affected knee with hip extended (standing) |
1.9 |
Mobility |
|
Rolls
onto side (starting from supine) |
-2.7 |
Raises
hips off bed in crook lying (bridging) |
-4.7 |
Moves
from lying supine to sitting |
-0.7 |
Rises to
standing from sitting |
-0.5 |
Maintains
standing for 20 counts |
-1.3 |
Places
affected foot onto first step |
1.2 |
Walks 10
meters indoors |
1.5 |
Walks
down 3 stairs alternating feet |
3.6 |
Takes 3
steps sideways to affected side |
1.4 |
Takes 3
steps backwards |
2.2 |
*The
revised items are marked in bold.