These measures assess balance and falls risk prediction at the body , structure and function level , falls risk and balance , and falls risk at the activity level .
The motor examination of the Unified Parkinson ’s Disease Rating Scale ( UPDRS-ME ) with robust psychometric analysis is a condition-specific measure with acceptable properties .
Conclusion : Six of the 68 outcome measures have strong psychometric properties for the assessment of balance and falls risk prediction in PD .
Objective : To investigate the psychometric properties of measures of balance and falls risk prediction in people with Parkinson ’s disease ( PD ) .
Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson’s disease
Background : Impaired postural stability places individuals with Parkinson ’s at an increased risk for falls . Given the high incidence of fall-related injuries within this population , ongoing assessment of postural stability is important . Objective : To evaluate the validity of the Nintendo Wii ® balance board as a measurement tool for the assessment of postural stability in individuals with Parkinson ’s . Subjects : Twenty individuals with Parkinson ’s participated . Intervention : Subjects completed testing on two balance tasks with eyes open and closed on a Wii ® balance board and biomechanical force platform . Main Measures : Bl and –Altman plots and a two-way , r and om-effects , single measure intraclass correlation coefficient model were used to assess concurrent validity of centre-of-pressure data . Results : Concurrent validity was demonstrated to be excellent across balance tasks ( intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.96 , 0.98 , 0.92 , 0.94 ) . Conclusions : This study suggests that the Wii ® balance board is a valid tool for the quantification of postural stability among individuals with Parkinson ’s
These measures assess balance and falls risk prediction at the body , structure and function level , falls risk and balance , and falls risk at the activity level .
The motor examination of the Unified Parkinson ’s Disease Rating Scale ( UPDRS-ME ) with robust psychometric analysis is a condition-specific measure with acceptable properties .
Conclusion : Six of the 68 outcome measures have strong psychometric properties for the assessment of balance and falls risk prediction in PD .
Objective : To investigate the psychometric properties of measures of balance and falls risk prediction in people with Parkinson ’s disease ( PD ) .