Concurrent Validity of Physiological Cost Index in Walking over Ground and during Robotic Training in Subacute Stroke Patients
Joint Authors
Traballesi, Marco
Delussu, Anna Sofia
Iosa, Marco
Paolucci, Stefano
Morone, Giovanni
Bragoni, Maura
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Physiological Cost Index (PCI) has been proposed to assess gait demand.
The purpose of the study was to establish whether PCI is a valid indicator in subacute stroke patients of energy cost of walking in different walking conditions, that is, over ground and on the Gait Trainer (GT) with body weight support (BWS).
The study tested if correlations exist between PCI and ECW, indicating validity of the measure and, by implication, validity of PCI.
Six patients (patient group (PG)) with subacute stroke and 6 healthy age- and size-matched subjects as control group (CG) performed, in a random sequence in different days, walking tests overground and on the GT with 0, 30, and 50% BWS.
There was a good to excellent correlation between PCI and ECW in the observed walking conditions: in PG Pearson correlation was 0.919 (p<0.001); in CG Pearson correlation was 0.852 (p<0.001).
In conclusion, the high significant correlations between PCI and ECW, in all the observed walking conditions, suggest that PCI is a valid outcome measure in subacute stroke patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Delussu, Anna Sofia& Morone, Giovanni& Iosa, Marco& Bragoni, Maura& Paolucci, Stefano& Traballesi, Marco. 2014. Concurrent Validity of Physiological Cost Index in Walking over Ground and during Robotic Training in Subacute Stroke Patients. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467885
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Delussu, Anna Sofia…[et al.]. Concurrent Validity of Physiological Cost Index in Walking over Ground and during Robotic Training in Subacute Stroke Patients. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467885
American Medical Association (AMA)
Delussu, Anna Sofia& Morone, Giovanni& Iosa, Marco& Bragoni, Maura& Paolucci, Stefano& Traballesi, Marco. Concurrent Validity of Physiological Cost Index in Walking over Ground and during Robotic Training in Subacute Stroke Patients. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467885
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467885