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What Are the Most Appropriate Patient-Oriented Outcome Measures to Use for Gauging Disability and Functional Recovery During Rehabilitation Following Ankle Sprain?

Document Type

Book Chapter

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Quick Questions in Ankle Sprains: Expert Advice in Sports Medicine

First Page

175

Last Page

178

Abstract

Following an ankle sprain, patients typically experience some loss of ability and function. As clinicians, our goal through rehabilitation is to help these patients restore their ability and to regain function. Whereas measuring impairments such as tissue healing, range of motion, and joint laxity during recovery provide us with physiological reference points, they do not represent patient ability or function. Therefore, to the patient, they can be meaningless. Outcomes that are meaningful to the patient are referred to as patient-oriented (patient-centered) outcomes and reflect the patient's interests and recovery goals. They address the patient's quality of life and reflect what they want to do, what they are able to do, their symptoms, and how they are able to function in their environment. Examples include pain and the ability to work, exercise, take part in recreational activities, and perform activities of daily living (ADL). By identifying and monitoring patient-oriented outcomes during recovery from ankle sprains, we can optimize individual patient care and ultimately improve the effectiveness of our interventions. Identifying which patient-oriented outcomes to measure, however, is much less challenging than determining how to measure them. The purpose of this chapter is to identify the most appropriate patient-oriented outcome measures to use for gauging disability and functional recovery during rehabilitation following ankle sprain.

Department

Department of Kinesiology

Original Publication Date

1-1-2015

DOI of published version

10.4324/9781003526117-37

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