Research Article

Rasch Analysis of a New Hierarchical Scoring System for Evaluating Hand Function on the Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke

Table 4

Person-behavioral criteria map for handa.

Hand Activities
Higher ability people LogitsMore difficult behavioral criteria

#######10
Timed horizontal line
9
8
*############
7
6
Timed dots
5
#############4
3
2
*###
Horizontal line
1
Make a mark
Penny in cup
*##
0
*###
−1Pick up pencil
#####
−2
*####
Pick up penny (slide to edge)
−3Pick up bottle
Use remote control
*######−4
−5
*
*######
−6
*#−7Slide paper

Lower ability people LogitsLess difficult behavioral criteria

In this map of person abilities and behavioral criteria, each # indicates 4 people and each * indicates 1–3 people. These representations of person abilities are on the left and behavioral criteria are on the right. Lower ability people and easier behavioral criteria are at the bottom of the map and higher ability people and more difficult behavioral criteria are at the top of the map.