Assessment of Upper Extremity Function in Multiple Sclerosis: Feasibility of a Digital Pinching Test.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development of touchscreen-based assessments of upper extremity function could benefit people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by allowing convenient, quantitative assessment of their condition. The Pinching Test forms a part of the Floodlight smartphone app (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland) for people with MS and was designed to capture upper extremity function.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the Pinching Test as a tool for remotely assessing upper extremity function in people with MS.

Methods

Using data from the 24-week, prospective feasibility study investigating the Floodlight Proof-of-Concept app for remotely assessing MS, we examined 13 pinching, 11 inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based, and 13 fatigability features of the Pinchin

SUBMITTER: Graves JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10580133 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature