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A Hierarchical Model of Functional Performance in Rehabilitation Medicine

The Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance

Larry H. Ludlow

Boston College

Stephen M. Haley

Tufts University

Bruce M. Gans

Wayne State University

This article describes the development of the Tufts Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP). The TAMP measures fine and gross motor performance status across multiple classifications of functional skills. A Raschmodel item response theory analysis supported the hypothesis that the eight motor domains within the TAMP have a hierarchical structure consistent with clinical expectation. Furthermore, total scores summed across the domains were clinically meaningful and statistically defensible. An example of how the TAMP may be employed in clinical assessment is provided. Advantages of the use of the Rasch model are discussed in reference to issues of instrument construction and the clinical description of motor performance.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 15, No. 1, 59-74 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/016327879201500104
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