Impact of visual field loss post-stroke on activities of daily living: a prospective cohort study

This study investigated the ADL performances of people with VFL after an acute stroke using an observation-based evaluation of ADL skills, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills. The AMPS was administered on initial assessment and at ≥11 weeks follow-up on 58 adults with a mild stroke, with (n = 16) and without VFL (n = 42), over a 13-month period. The AMPS guidelines on clinically relevant difference of 0.30 logits were used to determine the differences of the groups’ ADL performance on initial assessment and follow-up. The study found that the ADL motor and process scores did not differ significantly on initial assessment. The study observed no clinically relevant difference between the ADL motor and process scores of between the VFL and non-VFL on initial assessment and follow-up but demonstrated clinically relevant improvements in ADL motor and process scores of both groups from initial assessment to follow-up. VFL does not have an additional negative impact on ADL performance of those with a mild stroke and does not impede improvement of ADL performance over time.