ArticlePloS one2020
Reliability of the thumb localizing test and its validity against quantitative measures with a robotic device in patients with hemiparetic stroke.
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- Evaluation of upper limb perception after stroke with the new Affected Limb Perception Questionnaire (ALPQ): a study protocol.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Integrative Approaches in Acute Ischemic Stroke: From Symptom Recognition to Future Innovations.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Clinical, Neuroimaging and Robotic Measures Predict Long-Term Proprioceptive Impairments following Stroke.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Wrist Proprioception in Adults with and without Subacute Stroke.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Do somatosensory deficits predict efficacy of neurorehabilitation using neuromuscular electrical stimulation for moderate to severe motor paralysis of the upper limb in chronic stroke?Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the inter-rater reliability of the thumb localizing test (TLT) and its validity against quantitative measures of proprioception.
methodsThe TLT was assessed by two raters in a standardized manner in 40 individuals with hemiparetic stroke. Inter-rater reliability was examined with weighted Kappa. For the quantitative measures, a bimanual matching task in a planar robotic device was performed. Without vision, each participant moved the unaffected hand to the perceived mirrored location of the affected hand, which was passively moved by the robot. Three measures were taken after 54 trials: Variability, trial-to-trial variability of the mirrored-matched locations; Area, the ratio of the area enclosed by the active hand relative to the passive hand; and Shift, systematic shifts between the passive and active hands. The correlation between the TLT and each robotic measure was examined with Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
resultsThe overall weighted kappa of the TLT was 0.84 (P<0.001). The TLT correlated highly with Area (r = -0.71, P<0.001) and moderately with Variability (r = 0.40, P = 0.011). No significant correlation was found between the TLT and Shift.
conclusionsThe TLT had a high inter-rater reliability, and was validated against quantitative measures of proprioception reflecting the perceived area of movement and variability of the limb location.
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