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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Video-based Goniometer Applications for Measuring Knee Joint Angles during Walking in Neurological Patients: A Validity, Reliability and Usability Study.

Monica Parati, Matteo Gallotta, Beatrice De Maria, Annalisa Pirola, Matteo Morini, Luca Longoni, Emilia Ambrosini, Giorgio Ferriero, Simona Ferrante

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Monica ParatiDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7836-7246
Matteo GallottaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6425-7276
Beatrice De MariaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5360-3137
Annalisa PirolaIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Milan, Italy.
Matteo MoriniIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Milan, Italy.
Luca LongoniIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, 20851 Lissone, Monza Brianza, Italy.
Emilia AmbrosiniDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6527-0779
Giorgio FerrieroIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Tradate, 21049 Tradate, Varese, Italy.
Simona FerranteDepartment of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7835-1965
Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITPolitecnico di Milano · ITUniversity of Insubria · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Easy-to-use evaluation of Range Of Motion (ROM) during walking is necessary to make decisions during neurological rehabilitation programs and during follow-up visits in clinical and remote settings. This study discussed goniometer applications (DrGoniometer and Angles - Video Goniometer) that measure knee joint ROM during walking through smartphone cameras. The primary aim of the study is to test the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the collected measurements as well as their concurrent validity with an electro-goniometer. The secondary aim is to evaluate the usability of the two mobile applications. A total of 22 patients with Parkinson's disease (18 males, age 72 (8) years), 22 post-stroke patients (17 males, age 61 (13) years), and as many healthy volunteers (8 males, age 45 (5) years) underwent knee joint ROM evaluations during walking. Clinicians and inexperienced examiners used the two mobile applications to calculate the ROM, and then rated their perceived usability through the System Usability Scale (SUS). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and correlation coefficients (corr) were calculated. Both applications showed good reliability (ICC > 0.69) and validity (corr > 0.61), and acceptable usability (SUS > 68). Smartphone-based video goniometers could be used to assess the knee ROM during walking in neurological patients, because of their acceptable degree of reliability, validity and usability.

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Knee JointMobile ApplicationsAgedHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsWalkinggoniometerknee range of motionmeasurement propertiesParkinson’s diseaserehabilitationsmartphonestrokeusability

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