Validity and Reliability of the Kinect for Assessment of Standardized Transitional Movements and Balance: Systematic Review and Translation into Practice

Urška Puh; Brittany Hoehlein; Judith E Deutsch

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.006

Validity and Reliability of the Kinect for Assessment of Standardized Transitional Movements and Balance: Systematic Review and Translation into Practice

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2019 May;30(2):399-422. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.006.

Authors

Urška Puh¹, Brittany Hoehlein², Judith E Deutsch³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
² Rivers Lab, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, School of Health Professions, Rutgers University, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
³ Rivers Lab, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, School of Health Professions, Rutgers University, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. Electronic address: deutsch@shp.rutgers.edu.

PMID: 30954155
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2018.12.006

Abstract

The validity and reliability of using the Kinect camera to measure standardized assessment of transitional movement, stepping, and balance was systematically reviewed and critically appraised for quality of the methods and results. The study made recommendations of specific tests for practice based on inclusion of both validity and reliability testing as well as quality of results. Authors' willingness to share their software was reported. Translation into practice is limited by lack of redundancy among studies and access to the software to implement the tests.

Keywords: Balance; Kinect; Reliability; Standardized tests; Validity.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted* / instrumentation
Gait
Humans
Physical Functional Performance*
Postural Balance
Reproducibility of Results
Translational Research, Biomedical
Video Games