Responsiveness and minimal clinically important differences of the Trunk Assessment Scale for Spinal Cord injury (TASS)

This study aimed to evaluate how well the Trunk Assessment Scale for Spinal Cord Injury (TASS) can detect changes in trunk function over time and to determine the smallest amount of change in the TASS score that is meaningful to patients. The researchers assessed 48 individuals with spinal cord injuries using the TASS and other measures at admission to rehabilitation, one month later, and at discharge to see how the TASS scores correlated with changes in other assessments. The study found that changes in TASS scores were weakly to moderately correlated with changes in upper and lower limb function and activities of daily living, suggesting that the TASS can be a useful tool for tracking clinically meaningful changes in trunk function.

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  The changes in the TASS and those in the other assessments were weakly correlated at 1 month and moderately correlated at discharge.
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  The TASS MCIDs were observed at 1 month and at discharge.
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  The TASS is more responsive at discharge than at 1 month post-admission.