Tele-Assessment of the Berg Balance Scale: Effects of Transmission Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare Berg Balance Scale (BBS) rating using videos with differing transmission characteristics with direct in-person rating.

Design

Repeated-measures study for the assessment of the BBS in 8 configurations: in person, high-definition video with slow motion review, standard-definition videos with varying bandwidths and frame rates (768 kilobytes per second [kbps] videos at 8, 15, and 30 frames per second [fps], 30 fps videos at 128, 384, and 768 kbps).

Setting

Medical center.

Participants

Patients with limitations (N=45) in ≥1 of 3 specific aspects of motor function: fine motor coordination, gross motor coordination, and gait and balance.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcomes measures

Ability to rate the BBS in person and using

SUBMITTER: Venkataraman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7498033 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature