Development of a comprehensive assessment toolbox for stroke

Comprehensive databases for the assessment of individuals with stroke are e ssential for clinical management and evaluation of outcomes for quality man agement and research. The purpose of this article is to describe a comprehe nsive data system or "toolbox" developed by clinicians and researchers at t he Center on Aging at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The choice o f assessments for the toolbox resulted from the Agency for Health Care Poli cy and Research Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Guidelines, results of the Kansa s City Stroke Study, and the authors' work to develop a new stroke measure- the Stroke impact Scale.