TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Rapid stepping test towards virtual visual objects: feasibility and convergent validity in older adults
JO  - Technology and health care
A1  - Hutzler, Yeshayahu
A1  - Korsensky, Olga
A1  - Laufer, Yocheved
SP  - 49
EP  - 58
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Rapid voluntary stepping has been recognized as an important measure of balance control. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and convergent validity of a Rapid Stepping Test protocol utilizing a virtual reality SeeMeTM system (VR-RST) in elderly ambulatory and independent individuals living in a community residential home. <br><br>METHODS: Associations between step execution times determined by the system and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Questionnaire, and clinical measures of balance performance in the MiniBESTest and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, were established in 60 participants (mean age 88.2 + 5.0 years). All participants completed the study. <br><br>RESULTS: The correlations of the ABC questionnaire and the clinical tests with VR-RST forward and backward stepping were moderate (ρ rage 0.42-0.52), and weak to moderate with sideward stepping (ρ rage 0.32-0.52). Moderate to strong correlations were found across stepping directions (ρ rage 0.45-0.87). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings support the test's feasibility and validity and confirm the utility of the VR-RST as an assessment tool in an elderly population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0928-7329
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/THC-161251
ID  - ref1
ER  -