Test validity and intra-rater reliability in the measurement of scapular position sense in asymptomatic young adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huei-Ru Deng ◽  
Yi-Fen Shih
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Test Validity ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Rater Reliability

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Dyskinesia Impairment Scale in Children and Young Adults with Inherited or Idiopathic Dystonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2597
Author(s):  
Annika Danielsson ◽  
Inti Vanmechelen ◽  
Cecilia Lidbeck ◽  
Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm ◽  
Els Ortibus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Children And Young Adults ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Idiopathic Dystonia

Background: The Dyskinesia Impairment Scale (DIS) is a new assessment scale for dystonia and choreoathetosis in children and youth with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Today, the Burke–Fahn–Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale (BFM) is mostly used to assess dystonia in children with inherited dystonia. The aim of this study was to assess reliability and validity of the DIS in children and youth with inherited or idiopathic dystonia. Methods: Reliability was measured by (1) the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for inter-rater and test-retest reliability, as well as (2) standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable difference (MDD). For concurrent validity of the DIS-dystonia subscale, the BFM was administered. Results: In total, 11 males and 9 females (median age 16 years and 7 months, range 6 to 24 years) were included. For inter-rater reliability, the ICCs for the DIS total score and the dystonia and choreoathetosis subscale scores were 0.83, 0.87, and 0.71, respectively. For test-retest reliability, the ICCs for the DIS total score and the dystonia and choreoathetosis subscale scores were 0.95, 0.88, and 0.93, respectively. The SEM and MDD for the total DIS were 3.98% and 11.04%, respectively. The Spearman correlation coefficient between the dystonia subscale and the BFM was 0.88 (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Good to excellent inter-rater, test-retest reliability, and validity were found for the total DIS and the dystonia subscale. The choreoathetosis subscale showed moderate inter-rater reliability and excellent test-retest reliability. The DIS may be a promising tool to assess dystonia and choreoathetosis in children and young adults with inherited or idiopathic dystonia.

Knee Joint Mobility and Position Sense in Healthy Young Adults

Physiotherapy ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (9) ◽  
pp. 553-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry C Stillman ◽  
Elizabeth A Tully ◽  
Joan M McMeeken
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Joint Mobility

scholarly journals Visuo-proprioceptive control of the hand in older adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Block ◽  
Brandon M. Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Multisensory Processing ◽  
Hand Movement ◽  
Minimum Variance ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Visual Component ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Young Subjects

AbstractTo control hand movement, we have both vision and proprioception, or position sense. The brain is known to integrate these to reduce variance. Here we ask whether older adults integrate vision and proprioception in a way that minimizes variance as young adults do, and whether older subjects compensate for an imposed visuo-proprioceptive mismatch as young adults do. Ten healthy older adults (mean age 69) and 10 healthy younger adults (mean age 19) participated. Subjects were asked to estimate the position of visual, proprioceptive, and combined targets, with no direct vision of either hand. After a veridical baseline block, a spatial visuo-proprioceptive misalignment was gradually imposed by shifting the visual component forward from the proprioceptive component without the subject’s awareness. Older subjects were more variable than young subjects at estimating both visual and proprioceptive target positions (F1,18 = 6.14, p = 0.023). Older subjects tended to rely more heavily on vision than proprioception compared to younger subjects. However, the weighting of vision vs. proprioception was correlated with minimum variance predictions for both older (r = 0.71, p = 0.021) and younger (r = 0.81, p = 0.0047) adults, suggesting that variance-minimizing mechanisms are present to some degree in older adults. Visual and proprioceptive realignment were similar for young and older subjects in the misalignment block, suggesting older subjects are able to realign as much as young subjects. These results suggest that intact multisensory processing in older adults should be explored as a potential means of mitigating degradation in individual sensory systems.

scholarly journals Reliability of hip joint position sense tests using a clinically applicable measurement tool in elderly participants with unilateral hip osteoarthritis

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Shankar Reddy ◽  
Jaya Shanker Tedla ◽  
Mastour Saeed Alshahrani ◽  
Faisal Asiri ◽  
Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Joint ◽  
Hip Osteoarthritis ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Joint Position Sense ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Hip Abduction ◽  
Hip Flexion

AbstractHip joint proprioception is vital in maintaining posture and stability in elderly individuals. Examining hip joint position sense (JPS) using reliable tools is important in contemporary clinical practice. The objective of this study is to evaluate the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of hip JPS tests using a clinically applicable measurement tool in elderly individuals with unilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA). Sixty-two individuals (mean age = 67.5 years) diagnosed with unilateral hip OA participated in this study. The JPS tests were evaluated using a digital inclinometer in hip flexion and abduction directions. The absolute difference between target and reproduced angle (repositioning error) in degrees was taken to measure JPS accuracy. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC (2.k), was used to assess the reliability. The Intra rater-reliability for hip JPS tests showed very good agreement in the lying position (hip flexion-ICC = 0.88–0.92; standard error of measurement (SEM) = 0.06–0.07, hip abduction-ICC = 0.89–0.91; SEM = 0.06–0.07) and good agreement in the standing position (hip flexion-ICC = 0.69–0.72; SEM = 0.07, hip abduction-ICC = 0.66–0.69; SEM = 0.06–0.08). Likewise, inter-rater reliability for hip JPS tests demonstrated very good agreement in the lying position (hip flexion-ICC = 0.87–0.89; SEM = 0.06–0.07, hip abduction-ICC = 0.87–0.91; SEM = 0.07) and good agreement in the standing position (hip flexion-ICC = 0.64–0.66; SEM = 0.08, hip abduction-ICC = 0.60–0.72; SEM = 0.06–0.09). The results support the use of hip JPS tests in clinical practice and should be incorporated in assessing and managing elderly participants with hip OA.

scholarly journals Visuo-Proprioceptive Control of the Hand in Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Block ◽  
Brandon M. Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Multisensory Processing ◽  
Hand Movement ◽  
Minimum Variance ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Visual Component ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Young Subjects

Abstract To control hand movement, we have both vision and proprioception, or position sense. The brain is known to integrate these to reduce variance. Here we ask whether older adults integrate vision and proprioception in a way that minimizes variance as young adults do, and whether older subjects compensate for an imposed visuo-proprioceptive mismatch as young adults do. Ten healthy older adults (mean age 69) and 10 healthy younger adults (mean age 19) participated. Subjects were asked to estimate the position of visual, proprioceptive, and combined targets, with no direct vision of either hand. After a veridical baseline block, a spatial visuo-proprioceptive misalignment was gradually imposed by shifting the visual component forward from the proprioceptive component without the subject’s awareness. Older subjects were more variable than young subjects at estimating both visual and proprioceptive target positions. Older subjects tended to rely more heavily on vision than proprioception compared to younger subjects. However, the weighting of vision vs. proprioception was correlated with minimum variance predictions for both older and younger adults, suggesting that variance-minimizing mechanisms are present to some degree in older adults. Visual and proprioceptive realignment were similar for young and older subjects in the misalignment block, suggesting older subjects are able to realign as much as young subjects. These results suggest that intact multisensory processing in older adults should be explored as a potential means of mitigating degradation in individual sensory systems.

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