Evaluation of remote assessments for multiple sclerosis in an in-home setting.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
; 54: 103125, 2021 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34246018
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is an urgent clinical need for reliable remote monitoring methods in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We evaluated the use of remotely patient-recorded timed 25-foot walk (rT25FW) and nine-hole peg test (r9HPT).METHODS:
Seventy-one people with MS completed a previously-validated online EDSS (webEDSS) and r9HPT, and 108 completed the webEDSS and rT25FW.RESULTS:
There was a mild-moderate positive correlation between webEDSS and rT25FW, and no significant correlation between webEDSS and r9HPT. Distributions of rT25FW and r9HPT times were positively skewed.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results provide pilot evidence that remote monitoring of MS is potentially valid but requires refinement before wide-scale implementation. With a median EDSS of 4.5 and EDSS range of 0 - 8.0, at least some patients with ambulatory difficulty are able to complete the assessments.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article