ArticleBMC ear, nose, and throat disorders2015
Discriminant validity and test re-test reproducibility of a gait assessment in patients with vestibular dysfunction.
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- Nonadditive Entropy Application to Detrended Force Sensor Data to Indicate Balance Disorder of Patients with Vestibular System Dysfunction.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Instrumented Gait Analysis to Identify Persistent Deficits in Gait Stability in Adults With Chronic Vestibular Loss.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2021Article
- The Gait Disorientation Test: A New Method for Screening Adults With Dizziness and Imbalance.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Bilateral vestibulopathy and age: experimental considerations for testing dynamic visual acuity on a treadmill.Journal of neurology · 2020Article
- Effects of head motion on postural stability in healthy young adults with chronic motion sensitivity.Archives of physiotherapy · 2020Article
- Exergaming in a Moving Virtual World to Train Vestibular Functions and Gait; a Proof-of-Concept-Study With Older Adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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- Concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of the Virtual Peg Insertion Test to quantify upper limb function in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundGait function may be impaired in patients with vestibular disorders, making gait assessment in the clinical setting relevant for this patient population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the discriminant validity of a gait assessment protocol between patients with vestibular disorders and healthy participants. Furthermore, test re-test reproducibility and the measurement error of gait performance measures in patients with vestibular lesions was performed under different walking conditions.
methodsGait parameters of thirty-five patients with vestibular disorders and twenty-seven healthy controls were assessed twice with the GAITRite® system. Discriminant validity, reproducibility (intra class correlation [ICC]) and the measurement error (standard error of measurement [SEM], smallest detectable change [SDC]) were determined for gait speed, cadence and step length. Bland-Altman plots were made to assess systematic bias between tests.
resultsA significant effect of grouping on gait performance indicates discriminant validity of gait assessment. All tests revealed differences between patients and healthy controls (p < 0.01). The ICCs for test re-test reproducibility were excellent (0.70-0.96) and measurement error showed acceptable SDC values for gait parameters derived from three walking conditions (9-19 %). Bland-Altman plots indicated no systematic bias.
conclusionsGood validity and reproducibility of GAITRite® system measurements suggest that this system could facilitate the study of gait in patients with vestibular disorders in clinical settings. The SDC values for gait are generally small enough to detect changes after a rehabilitation program for patients with vestibular disorders.
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