ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2015
Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process uniquely measures spatial neglect during activities of daily living.
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- Susceptibility to multitasking in stroke is associated to multiple-demand system damage and leads to lateralized visuospatial deficits.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Does prism adaptation treatment reduce spatial neglect and improve function?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of Prone Posture Maneuver to Ameliorate Pusher Behavior in Acute Stroke: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding Occupational Therapists' Knowledge and Confidence When Assessing for Spatial Neglect: A Special Issue Review.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2024Article
- Neglect scoring modifications in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale improve right hemisphere stroke lesion volume prediction.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
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- Immersive virtual reality gameplay detects visuospatial atypicality, including unilateral spatial neglect, following brain injury: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Association of delirium and spatial neglect in patients with right-hemisphere stroke.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Digital Therapeutics for the Egocentric and Allocentric Neglects in Patients with Brain Injury: A Mini Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the factor structure of the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process (KF-NAP), and evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of spatial neglect among stroke survivors.
designInception cohort.
settingInpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF).
participantsParticipants (N=121) with unilateral brain damage from their first stroke were assessed within 72 hours of admission to an IRF, and 108 were assessed again within 72 hours before IRF discharge.
interventionsUsual and standard IRF care.
main outcome measuresDuring each assessment session, occupational therapists measured patients' functions with the KF-NAP, FIM, and Barthel Index (BI).
resultsThe KF-NAP showed excellent internal consistency with a single-factor structure. The exploratory factor analysis revealed the KF-NAP to be unique from both the FIM and BI even though all 3 scales were correlated. Symptoms of spatial neglect (KF-NAP>0) were present in 67.8% of the participants at admission and 47.2% at discharge. Participants showing the disorder at IRF admission were hospitalized longer than those showing no symptoms. Among those presenting with symptoms, the regression analysis showed that the KF-NAP scores at admission negatively predicted FIM scores at discharge, after controlling for age, FIM at admission, and length of stay.
conclusionsThe KF-NAP uniquely quantifies symptoms of spatial neglect by measuring functional difficulties that are not captured by the FIM or BI. Using the KF-NAP to measure spatial neglect, we found the disorder persistent after inpatient rehabilitation, and replicated previous findings showing that spatial neglect adversely affects rehabilitation outcome even after prolonged IRF care.
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