Using the robotic device REAplan as a valid, reliable, and sensitive tool to quantify upper limb impairments in stroke patients.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1245Keywords:
robotics, outcome assessment, biomechanics, stroke, upper extremity, reproducibility of results, reference standards.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To validate a protocol assessing upper limb kinematics using a planar robot among stroke patients. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: Age-matched healthy subjects (n = 25) and stroke patients (n = 25). METHODS: Various kinematic indices (n = 44) were obtained from 4 tasks performed by subjects with REAplan, a planar end-effector robotic device. The metrological properties of this protocol were studied. RESULTS: In stroke patients, 43 kinematic indices showed moderate to excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) range 0.40-0.95Downloads
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