Reliability of using foot-worn devices to measure gait parameters in people with Parkinson's disease.
NeuroRehabilitation
; 49(1): 57-64, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recent advances in technology have warranted the use of wearable sensors to monitor gait and posture. However, the psychometric properties of using wearable devices to measure gait-related outcomes have not been fully established in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability of body-worn sensors for gait evaluation in people with PD. Additionally, the influence of disease severity on the reliability was determined.METHODS:
Twenty individuals with PD were recruited. During the first evaluation, the participants wore inertial sensors on their shoes and walked along a walkway thrice at their comfortable walking speed. The participants were then required to return to the lab after 3-5 days to complete the second evaluation with the same study procedure. Test-retest reliability of gait-related outcomes were calculated. To determine whether the results would be affected by disease severity, reliability was re-calculated by subdividing the participants into early and mid-advanced stages of the disease.RESULTS:
The results showed moderate to good reliability (ICCâ=â0.64-0.87) of the wearable sensors for gait assessment in the general population with PD. Subgroup analysis showed that the reliability was higher among patients at early stages (ICCâ=â0.71-0.97) compared to those at mid-advanced stages (ICCâ=â0.65-0.81) of PD.CONCLUSIONS:
Wearable sensors could reliably measure gait parameters in people with PD, and the reliability was higher among individuals at early stages of the disease compared to those at mid-advanced stages. Absolute reliability values were calculated to act as references for future studies.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Marcha
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
NeuroRehabilitation
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article