Preliminary investigation of test-retest reliability of a robotic assessment for Parkinson's disease

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010:2010:5863-6. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627519.

Abstract

Several systems have been proposed to objectively quantify the motor signs of Parkinson's disease. While validity has been investigated for a subset of these systems, test-retest reliability of automated assessments has been more neglected. We have created a protocol that uses a robotic system to measure force and position as the user performs tracking tasks with and without a simultaneous cognitive or motor task. We present preliminary results for test-retest reliability with eight individuals with early to moderate PD. Based on this data, we identified variables with large, significant correlations between the test and retest data. A total of 21 reliable variables were identified with all portions of the assessment protocol producing reliable variables.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Feedback, Sensory
  • Humans
  • Parkinson Disease / diagnosis*
  • Parkinson Disease / physiopathology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Robotics / methods*