Taxonomy of Neurorehabilitation Treatments and Outcome Measures: a Multicentre Italian Study

Change in Reaching Performance Scale

The Reaching Performance Scale is a visual scale used in clinics to provide assessment of motor capabilities during reaching movements. It was designed to investigate reaching movements at low height in the workspace of the limb, at increasing distance. Higher scores indicate better performances.

Time frame: Baseline and after a minimum of 2 weeks up to a maximum of 20 weeks

Change in Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale

The Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale asks individuals to self-report their balance confidence in successfully performing 16 specific movement activities of varied balance difficulty. Higher scores indicate better balance confidence.

Time frame: Baseline and after a minimum of 2 weeks up to a maximum of 20 weeks

Change in Cognitive dual-task Timed-Up-and-Go test

Patients will be first asked to stand from a seated position, walk 3 m at their usual pace, turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down (the Timed Up and Go test). Walking aids were allowed. After a recovery phase, patients will be asked to perform the same exercise while performing a cognitive dual task (continuously subtracting 2, starting from 100; the Cognitive dual-task Timed Up and Go test). Lower times indicate better performances.