Outline for "Introduction"

Introduction

1. Balance evaluation in stroke patents is important. Describing the reasons.

2. Introducing the traditional balance measures that we are using in the clinic for assessing balance function in stroke patients

3. Definition of responsiveness and predictive validity. Describing the reasons why we need to examine those psychometric properties of the measurements for use in the clinic.

4. Introducing a computerized adaptive test for assessing balance function in patients with stroke.

5. The purpose of this study. Describing why we need to examine the responsiveness and predictive validity of the computerized adaptive test (lack of those psychometric properties).