Key result
Online TUG and balance assessments match face-to-face evaluations but sit-to-stand and arm curl results differ.
Why the study?
The study aimed to investigate whether online assessments can serve as an alternative to face-to-face assessments of physical functions.
Does online assessment of physical functions yield similar results to face-to-face assessment in healthy adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=20)
No
Does online assessment of physical functions yield similar results to face-to-face assessment in healthy adults?
Absolute Event Rate: 11.75% vs 10.55%
p-value: p=0.057
Online assessments of TUG, BBS, and TTT can be reliably performed in healthy adults, but FTSTS and ACT may differ significantly from face-to-face evaluations.
Supports remote feasibility of TUG, BBS, and TTT in healthy adults; leaves open validation in patients and for strength tests.
Purpose: This study aims to investigate whether online assessments can be used as an alternative way to face-to-face assessments. Method: The study included 20 volunteer healthy adults (F/M: 14/6; Age: 59.1 ± 8.02 years-old) without any neurological problems and scored 24 or higher in the Mini-Mental State Examination Test. All assessments (The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Five Times Sit to Stand Test (FTSTS), Arm Curl Test (ACT) and Toe Touch Tests (TTT)) were performed both online and face-to-face. Google Meet or Zoom Meetings platforms were used for online assessments. Differences between online and face-to-face groups were determined by the Wilcoxon test. Results: In the study, there was no statistically significant differences between the online and face-to-face assessments of the TUG (p=0.057), BBS (p= 0.546) and TTT (p=0.438). However, it was significant differences the online FTSTS (p=0.028) and ACT (p= 0.002) tests with compared to face-to-face evaluation. The current study has shown that can be performed to adults of the assessments of TUG, BBS and TTT tests on the supervised online platform.
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TOPLUOĞLU et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy Adults (n=20). Online physical function assessment vs. Face-to-face physical function assessment was evaluated on Timed Up and Go (TUG) test duration (seconds) (p=0.057). Online assessments of TUG, Berg Balance Scale, and Toe Touch tests were comparable to face-to-face evaluations in healthy adults, while sit-to-stand and arm curl test results differed significantly.
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