High-Level Mobility Assessment Test

Synonyms

HiMAT

Description

The High-level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) is a unidimensional measure of mobility. It comprises 10 items that are recorded by stopwatch or measure-tape. Patients are allowed a practice trial for each item. They are instructed to perform each item at their maximum safe speed, except for the stair items, where they are instructed to complete the task at “their normal speed.” Performances are then classified by performance quartiles outlined on a scorecard.

The test items are:

• 1. Walking

• 2. Walking backward

• 3. Walking on toes

• 4. Walking over an obstacle (house-brick)

• 5. Running

• 6. Skipping

• 7. Hopping forward on the more affected leg

• 8a. Bound (onto the more affected leg)

• 8b. Bound (onto the less affected leg)

• 9a. Up stairs – dependent

• 9b. Up stairs – independent

• 10a. Down stairs – dependent

• 10b. Down stairs – independent

Most items are scored from 0 to 4. A score of 0 indicates the inability to perform the item, while scores of 1–4 represent improving...