Objective : The aim of this study was to identify correlation between KF-NAP and Pencil-Paper
test(Line bisection test, Letter cancellation, Albert’s test) and to determine the high sensitive assessment
tool for spatial neglect.
Method : Thirty-two stroke patients who admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation unit at the medical
center in Seoul from September, 2014 to September, 2015 were included in our research. They all
have spatial neglect (male=19, female=13, the average age 61.8). KF-NAP and Pencil-Paper test
were performed within 7 days. The detection of spatial neglect was analyzed by total scores of
each assessments.
Results : The highest sensitivity assessments of spatial neglect was KF-NAP. The detection of spatial
neglect through KF-NAP was 93.8% (Line bisection test 53.1, Letter cancellation 53.1%,
Albert’s test 37.5%). Line bisection test (r=.430), Letter cancellation(r=.641), Albert’s test(r=.398)
and KF-NAP scores had significant correlation(p<0.05).
Conclusion : KF-NAP is higher sensitive in comparison with Pencil-Paper test for detection of
spatial neglect as the assessment tool of spatial neglect during activities daily livings of patients
and neglect severity could be assessed with KF-NAP. Therefore, KF-NAP is recommended for assessment
of spatial neglect.