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Test-retest reliability of home-screening falling test for people with Parkinson’s disease
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Behnaz Behnam   , Majid Mirmohammadkhani , Fatemeh Daneshjooei , Masoumeh Esmaeilpour , Mina Sadat Mirsoja |
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| Introduction: One of the common problems of people with Parkinson's disease is the lack of adequate balance in daily routines. Therefore, this study addressed the reliability of the test-retest of home-screening falling test for people with Parkinson's disease.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of Parkinson's patients eligible for inclusion in the study that were selected using a simple non-probabilistic method. Participants were assessed twice by using a “home-screening falling test “in regard to keeping the balance in their daily routines. The reliability of the tool was assessed by internal consistency of the tool using Cronbach's alpha (based on the first stage questionnaire) and also the calculation of the intra-group correlation coefficient by a test-retest (one week interval). Also, for each instrument item, the Kappa coefficient was used to show the agreement rate between two tests and retest tests.
Results: In this study, 30 patients with Parkinson's disease were evaluated. In this account, based on the first stage evaluation, Cronbach's alpha was estimated to be 0.85 (P |
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| Keywords: Test Retest Reliability, Accidental Falls, Parkinson Disease. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2017/01/26 | Accepted: 2018/03/11 | Published: 2018/06/22
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