Health outcome measurement is a growth industry. Thousands of behavioural assessment instruments, developed for neurological populations alone, are available for diagnosis, prediction and evaluation of interventions. The task of selecting the best instrument for the purpose at hand is thus a daunting one for the clinician and researcher. Fortunately, there are guides that make the task easier. This presidential address covers three interrelated themes that inform assessment in neurorehabilitation: First, it reviews current concepts and the status of behavioural assessment in neurorehabilitation. It then examines evidence-based clinical practice as applied to assessment of function, along with methods to benchmark the scientific quality of assessment instruments. Finally, the article considers the need to move beyond outcome measurement in the neurorehabilitation setting.

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在循证临床实践时代衡量结果和监测进展

健康结果测量是一个成长性行业。仅针对神经系统人群开发的数千种行为评估工具可用于干预措施的诊断、预测和评估。因此，为手头的目的选择最佳仪器的任务对于临床医生和研究人员来说是一项艰巨的任务。幸运的是，有一些指南可以让任务变得更容易。这份总统讲话涵盖了三个相互关联的主题，这些主题为神经康复评估提供了信息：首先，它回顾了当前概念和神经康复行为评估的现状。然后，它检查了应用于功能评估的循证临床实践，以及对评估工具的科学质量进行基准测试的方法。最后，