Discordance Between Balance Ability and Perception Is Associated With Falls in Parkinson's Disease: A Coordinated Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The congruence or discordance between actual and perceived balance ability has been proposed to be linked to functional outcomes such as falls. However, gaps remain in our ability to quantify discordance, and its relationship to relevant outcomes.

Objective

To investigate a novel quantification of concordance/discordance between balance performance and perception and determine the relationship to falls among people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD).

Methods

Data from 244 PwPD were aggregated from 5 previously conducted studies. Variables extracted included age, sex, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC; perceived balance), Timed Up and Go (TUG; balance performance), Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part

SUBMITTER: Longhurst JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850210 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature