Motion sensor-acquired reachable workspace correlates with patient-reported upper extremity activities of daily living (ADL) function in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examines the correlation, and clinical meaningfulness, between reachable workspace outcome and reported activities of daily living (ADL) function of individuals with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD).

Methods

Twenty-one FSHD subjects with various disease severity (clinical severity scores 1-4) underwent reachable workspace evaluation and completed the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (NeuroQoL) upper extremity questionnaire. Spearman and receiver operator curve analyses were performed.

Results

Moderate correlation was found between NeuroQoL scores and total (ρ = 0.7609; P < .01), and upper-quadrants relative surface areas (RSAs) (ρ = 0.6969; P < .01). Five specific items (ie, shirt on, shirt off, use spoon, pull on pants, pick-up clot

SUBMITTER: Hatch MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature