Testing fine motor coordination via telehealth: Effects of video characteristics on reliability and validity

Hoenig, Helen; Amis, Kristopher; Edmonds, Carol; Morgan, Michelle; Landerman, Lawrence R.; Caves, Kevin

doi:10.1177/1357633x17700032

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“…Globalization and the advancement of new electronics increase the possibilities for objectivity and validity of test administration in PE (Gupta, 2021;Blavt, Iedynak, Pityn, Hluhov, Guska, Stadnyk, Zaikin, & Karatnyk, 2022). We will agree with our research that the use of the latest electronic technology in the data collection process eliminates the influence of the human factor on the results of the experiment (Gogoi, 2019;Hoenig, Amis, Edmonds, Morgan, Landerman, & Caves, 2018). This circumstance confirms the research data (Desrosiers, Rochette, & Corriveau, 2005;Chaabouni, Methnani, Al Hadabi, Al Busafi, Al Kitani, Al Jadidi, Samozino, Moalla, & Gmada, 2022) regarding the inadmissibility of interpreting the materials obtained as a result of the experiment, which are obtained by tests with a low level of authenticity.…”

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confidence: 75%

Test Control of Inclusive Physical Education: Assessment Using the Newest Electronics

Blavt,

Iedynak,

Galamanzhuk

et al. 2023

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a device developed based on the latest electronics to control the coordination of movements of the lower limbs of students with disabilities. Materials and methods. 34 students with disabilities were involved in the study. At the time of the experiment, they had functional disorders of the lower limbs as a result of injuries and received a doctor’s permission to participate in the experiment. The research was conducted at the theoretical and empirical levels, using the following methods: analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization, technical modeling, pedagogical testing, and mathematical statistics. Results. In the research process, a device was used, which was developed as part of the conducted research. The device consists of two rubber mats in which capacitive proximity sensors are placed. The test task involves recording the number of touches of rubber mats in 20 seconds. The information received from the sensors during the student’s performance of the test task, namely the alternate touching of the rubber mat with the big toe, is sent to the microcontroller via an infrared communication line. The development uses a high-performance microcontroller ATMega 328P, which can support a wide range of sensors and generate information about the time and frequency of leg movements. The signals of the student’s toes touching the rubber mats, received by capacitive sensors, are processed by a microcontroller and displayed on a PC through a serial connection and using the Arduino software, which allows reading the received information about the execution of movements. Under the conditions of the pedagogical experiment, we tried to determine the quality of the measurement results. According to the obtained numerical indicators, the numerical values of the test authenticity obtained by the traditional method of fixing the results by a specialist correspond to the value “low”. The results of the validity calculations showed that the correlation between the test measurement results and the evaluation results using the developed device was optimal with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.6. Conclusions. The importance of a high level of development of the coordination of movements of the lower limbs of students with disabilities is determined by the need to develop this quality to ensure the effectiveness of their rehabilitation in the process of inclusive PE. The analysis of the obtained material allows us to state that the practical application of the inclusive PE device developed based on the latest electronics will allow scientifically based optimization of this process to ensure its effectiveness.

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confidence: 75%

Test Control of Inclusive Physical Education: Assessment Using the Newest Electronics

Blavt,

Iedynak,

Galamanzhuk

et al. 2023

Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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“…The test score was calculated as a mean count of three trials. This assessment has shown to be valid for use in online assessment . More and less affected upper limbs were evaluated.…”

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Agreement Between Face‐to‐Face and Tele‐assessment of Upper Limb Functioning in Patients with Parkinson Disease

Cabrera‐Martos

Ortíz‐Rubio

Torres‐Sánchez

et al. 2019

PM&R

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Background: Upper limb disturbances are prevalent in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and can limit their participation in activities of daily living. Tele-assessment of upper limb motor symptoms using an Internet application may be an alternative for addressing the growing demand for monitoring of disease progression. Objective: To evaluate the level of agreement between face-to-face and tele-assessment of patients with PD. Design: Reliability study. Setting: Parkinson's Disease Association. Participants: Twenty-one patients with PD from a local association participated in the study. Methods: Patients attended a session for clinical face-to-face and real-time online tele-assessment. Main Outcome Measurements: Upper limb measures of function (assessed with the Manual Ability Measure 16), dexterity (evaluated using the coin rotation task), motor speed (assessed by the finger tapping test), tremor (evaluated with the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale), and range of motion (using the Kinovea software) were recorded by two independent researchers. Results: All the outcome measures evaluated showed a good interrater, intraclass correlation coefficient (ρ > 0.75). In addition, most confidence intervals were narrow and excluded 0.8. The lowest reliability was obtained for elbow flexion of the most affected upper limb (ρ = 0.75; confidence interval 0.49-0.89) and the highest reliability for finger tapping tests (ρ = 1; 1, 1). Conclusions: This study demonstrates high interrater reliability of upper limb tele-assessment in patients with PD compared to a face-to-face assessment.

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“…Significant correlations were determined as p value < 0.001. ICC was calculated using a two-way fixed effects model (ICC (2, k)) calculated from outputs run in a Two-Way ANOVA without replication (GraphPad Prism v7.00; Walter et al, 1998 ; Hoenig et al, 2017 ; Muyor, 2017 ).…”

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Reliability of a Novel Video-Based Method for Assessing Age-Related Changes in Upper Limb Kinematics

Pupo

Kakareka

Krynitsky

et al. 2018

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Monitoring age-related changes in motor function can be used to identify deviations that represent underlying diseases for which early diagnosis is often paramount for efficacious, interventional therapies. Currently, the availability of cost-effective and reliable diagnostic tools capable of routine monitoring is limited. Adequate diagnostic systems are needed to identify, monitor and distinguish early subclinical symptoms of neurological diseases from normal aging-associated changes. Herein, we describe the development, initial validation and reliability of the Hand-Arm Movement Monitoring System (HAMMS), a video-based data acquisition system built using a programmable, versatile platform for acquiring temporal and spatial metrics of hand and arm movements. A healthy aging population of 111 adults were used to evaluate the HAMMS via a repetitive motion test of changing target size. The test required participants to move a fiducial on their hand between two targets presented on a video monitor. The test-retest reliability based on Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICCs) for the system ranged from 0.56 to 0.87 and the Linear Correlation Coefficients (LCCs) ranged from 0.58 to 0.87. Average speed, average acceleration, speed error and center offset all demonstrated a positive correlation with age. Using an intertarget path of hand motion, we observed an age-dependent increase in the average number of points outside the most direct motion path, indicating a reduction in hand-arm movement control with age. The reliability, flexibility and programmability of the HAMMS makes this low cost, video-based platform an effective tool for evaluating longitudinal changes in hand-arm related movements and a potential diagnostic device for neurological diseases where hand-arm movements are affected.

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Testing fine motor coordination via telehealth: Effects of video characteristics on reliability and validity

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Test Control of Inclusive Physical Education: Assessment Using the Newest Electronics

Test Control of Inclusive Physical Education: Assessment Using the Newest Electronics

Agreement Between Face‐to‐Face and Tele‐assessment of Upper Limb Functioning in Patients with Parkinson Disease

Reliability of a Novel Video-Based Method for Assessing Age-Related Changes in Upper Limb Kinematics

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