Although leisure is now regarded as an Important aspect of life, there is no suitable instrument to measure the leisure activity of stroke patients in this country. An instrument was therefore developed and its reliability tested. The majority of results for the inter-rater reliability study were ‘excellent’, and ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ for the test re-test reliability study. It is suggested that the tool has potential for clinical use.
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