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Use of Outcome Measures and the Rationale for Their Selection in Community-based Physical Therapy Practice: Establishment and Dissemination of Standardized Outcome Measures

: [Purpose] To determine the use of outcome measures and the reasons for selecting them in community-based physical therapy (CBPT). [Participants and Methods] Physical therapist managers were surveyed using open-ended questions regarding the use and reasons for selecting outcome measures. [Results] Brunnstrom Recovery Stage (76%), Manual Muscle Testing (62%) and the Barthel Index (54%) measures were used the most. Content analysis divided the reasons for selecting outcome measures into nine main categories and 40 subcategories. The nine main categories comprised “have certain evidence”, “easy to use”, “basic and medical information about patients”, “monitor change”, “evaluate in accordance with purpose”, “legal requirement”, “easy for physical therapist to understand”, “easy for other healthcare providers to understand” and “easy for patient and family to understand”. [Conclusion] We would like to clarify standardized outcome measures in CBPT based on these findings.