Outcome Measures in Rehabilitation
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurorehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
2. Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Centro Studi Attività Motorie and Neurorehabilitation and Spinal Units of Pavia Institute, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: posture; balance; gait; ageing; neurorehabilitation
Interests: robotic rehabilitation; movement analysis; gait analysis; neurorehabilitation
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Dear Colleagues,
An outcome measure is a measure of the initial, intermediate or final outcome of a rehabilitation intervention, whether inpatient or outpatient, most commonly in the musculoskeletal, neurological or cardiopulmonary field. Depending on the patient, the type of treatment and its expected effects, one or more outcome measures may be chosen. An outcome measure can be qualitative or quantitative. On the one hand, qualitative measures are subject to intra- and inter-rater variability; on the other hand, quantitative measures are precise but sometimes time-consuming and rely on expensive equipment. For example, muscle strength can be measured qualitatively using the manual muscle test or quantitatively using a handheld dynamometer.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide researchers and clinicians with examples of using rehabilitation outcome measures from real-world experience.
Successful rehabilitation requires a clear definition of goals and measurable objectives to evaluate and guide interventions.
Authors are invited to submit original papers, reviews and case reports dealing with the use of qualitative and quantitative outcome measures in rehabilitation of people with musculoskeletal, neurological or cardiopulmonary disorders.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Nardone
Dr. Irene Aprile
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- outcome measures
- qualitative measures
- quantitative measures
- neurologic rehabilitation
- musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- robotic rehabilitation
- movement analysis
- gait analysis
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