Virtual functional mobility test: A potential novel tool for assessing mobility of individuals with Parkinson's disease in a multitask condition.

Autor: de Moura JA; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasilia, Brazil., Chowdhury TI; College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA., Leal JC; Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasilia, Brazil., Pimentel Piemonte ME; Fonoaudiology, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: elisapp@usp.br., Kopczynski MC; Albert Einstein Hospital Centre of Research, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: marcoskop@hotmail.com., Quarles JP; Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. Electronic address: john.quarles@utsa.edu., Dos Santos Mendes FA; Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Ceilândia, University of Brasilia, Brazil. Electronic address: felipemendes@unb.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia [J Clin Neurosci] 2021 Nov; Vol. 93, pp. 17-22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.08.017
Abstrakt: There are few instruments available for evaluating functional mobility during multitasking in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Virtual Reality is a potentially tool capable of aiding in the evaluation of functional mobility. The purpose of this study is to verify the potential of the Virtual Functional Mobility Test (VFMT) as a clinical tool to assess functional mobility of people with PD during multitasking condition. 25 people with PD and 25 people without PD, matched for age and sex, were recruited. Participants were evaluated through the Trail Making Test, Timed "UP and GO" test, Timed "UP and GO" test in dual task condition and through the VFMT, composed of 1) a simple task, and 2) a complex task. The VFMT and clinical tests were sensitive to differentiate the groups, except the trail making test part B (p = 0.332) and complex task (p = 0.052). Strong correlations were observed between parts A and B of the trail making test (r = 0.75) and complex task (r = 0.72); Moderate correlations between Timed Up and Go test and Timed Up and Go test in dual task condition with simple task (r = 0.47) and complex task (r = 0.55), respectively, were found. The complex task and simple task showed excellent and moderate reliability intra-rater, respectively. It was concluded that the novel VFMT is feasible, sensible, reliable and has potential as an instrument for the evaluation of functional mobility during multitasking in people with PD.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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