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Clinical Assessment of Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Patients and Older Adults
Published on: November 7, 2014
Concurrent Validity Evidence for Pressure-Sensing Walkways Measuring Spatiotemporal Features of Gait: A Systematic
Ozell Sanders1, Bin Wang2, Kimberly Kontson3
1Office of Product Evaluation and Quality, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.
Pressure-sensing walkway systems demonstrate high concurrent validity for gait analysis. This systematic review confirms their reliability as reference tools for validating new movement-tracking technologies.
Area of Science:
- Biomechanics
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Medical Technology Assessment
Background:
- Movement analysis technologies are crucial for diagnostics and therapeutics.
- Existing studies on measurement properties show variable findings.
- A systematic review on pressure-sensing walkway concurrent validity was lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and meta-analyze studies assessing the concurrent validity of pressure-sensing walkway systems.
- To determine if these systems can be confidently used as reference standards for gait parameter measurement.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL databases.
- Inclusion of 11 studies for systematic review and 10 for meta-analysis.
- Extraction and analysis of 25 spatial and temporal gait parameters.
Main Results:
- No significant bias was found for most spatiotemporal gait parameters when comparing walkway systems to reference systems.
- The meta-analysis indicated strong concurrent validity for these technologies.
Conclusions:
- Pressure-sensing walkway systems exhibit reliable concurrent validity.
- These systems can be confidently utilized as reference standards in future research for validating novel gait analysis tools.
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