Table 1.

Recent consensus-based recommendations for motor assessments in stroke rehabilitation.

Source	Aim	Focus	Time post stroke	Recommended assessments
CAULIN 50 2021	Clinical practice	Upper limb	Within first week, 3-, 6- and 12-months; prior to discharge or transfer; before, during and after a rehabilitation program	FMA-UE, ARAT Extended: Kinematics, BBT, CAHAI, WMFT, NHPT, ABILHAND Supplementary: MI, CMSA, STREAM, FAT, MAS, sensor-based use of the upper limb
Core set 52 2020	Clinical practice	Motor assessment	Day 2 ± 1 and 7, week 2 and 4, month 3, 6 and 12, and every following 6 months	FMA, ARAT, 10MWT, TUG, BBS, SIS
SRRR-2 53 2019	Research	Upper limb quality of movement	Within first week, 3-, 6- and 12-months, 4 and 8 weeks recommended	Performance assays (2D reaching, finger individuation, grip/pinch strength) and 3D functional drinking task
SRRR-1 54 2017	Research	Stroke recovery	Within first week, 3-months, 6- and 12-months recommended	NIHSS, FMA-UE and FMA-LE, ARAT, ability to walk, 10MWT, mRS and EQ-5D

CAULIN: Clinical Assessment of Upper Limb in Neurorehabilitation; FMA: Fugl-Meyer Assessment; ARAT: Action Research Arm Test; BBT: Box & Block Test; CAHAI: Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory; WMFT: Wolf Motor Function Test; NHPT: Nine-Hole Peg Test; MI: Motricity Index; CMSA: Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment; STREAM: Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement; FAT: Frenchay Arm Test; MAS: Modified Ashworth Scale; 10MWT: 10-Meter Walk Test; TUG: Timed Up & Go; BBS: Berg Balance Scale; SIS: Stroke Impact Scale; SRRR: Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; UE: upper Extremity; LE: Lower Extremity; mRS: Modified Rankin Scale; EQ-5D: European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions.