Utilization of wearable technology to assess gait and mobility post-stroke: a systematic review

Abstract Background Extremity weakness, fatigue, and postural instability often contribute to mobility deficits in persons after stroke. Wearable technologies are increasingly being utilized to track many health-related parameters across different patient populations. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify how wearable technologies have been used over the past decade to assess gait and mobility in persons with stroke. Methods We performed a systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases using select keywords. We identified a total of 354 articles, and 13 met inclusion/exclusion criteria. Included studies were quality assessed and data extracted included participant demographics, type of wearable technology utilized, gait parameters assessed, and reliability and validity metrics. Results The majority of studies were performed in either hospital-based or inpatient settings. Accelerometers, activity monitors, and pressure sensors were the most commonly used wearable technologies to assess gait and mobility post-stroke. Among these devices, spatiotemporal parameters of gait that were most widely assessed were gait speed and cadence, and the most common mobility measures included step count and duration of activity. Only 4 studies reported on wearable technology validity and reliability metrics, with mixed results. Conclusion The use of various wearable technologies has enabled researchers and clinicians to monitor patients’ activity in a multitude of settings post-stroke. Using data from wearables may provide clinicians with insights into their patients’ lived-experiences and enrich their evaluations and plans of care. However, more studies are needed to examine the impact of stroke on community mobility and to improve the accuracy of these devices for gait and mobility assessments amongst persons with altered gait post-stroke.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE METHODS IN IMPACT STUDIES

Journal of Enterprising Culture ◽

10.1142/s0218495813500064 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (02) ◽

pp. 123-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

MICHAEL LORZ ◽

SUSAN MUELLER ◽

THIERRY VOLERY

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Literature Review ◽

Research Methods ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Entrepreneurship Education ◽

Impact Studies ◽

Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽

The Impact

The majority of studies that analyze the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial attitudes, intentions, and venture activities report positive influences. However, several scholars have recently cast doubts about research methods and the generalizability of entrepreneurship education impact studies. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review of the methods used in entrepreneurship education impact studies. Our results uncover significant methodological deficiencies and question the overwhelmingly positive impact of entrepreneurship education. Based on this evidence, we propose a series of recommendations to improve the reliability and validity of entrepreneurship education impact studies and we outline promising topics which are currently under-researched.

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Preliminary examination of reliability and validity of the Japanese child anxiety impact scale-parent version in Japanese community sample

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-02437-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sho Okawa ◽

Honami Arai ◽

Hideki Nakamura ◽

Yuko Urao ◽

Tessa Reardon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Community Sample ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Theory Model ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Impact Scale ◽

The Impact ◽

Parent Version

AbstractThe child anxiety impact scale-parent version (CAIS-P) is a useful measure to assess the impact of anxiety on a child’s daily life; however, a Japanese version of the CAIS-P has not been developed, and whether the CAIS-P can be utilized in Eastern countries remains unascertained. The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of the CAIS-P and examine its reliability and validity. Parents of 400 children (aged 7 to 15 years) from the Japanese community completed the CAIS-P. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the factor structure of the original CAIS-P, consisting of school activity, social activity, and home/family activity factors, provided a good fit for the Japanese version of the CAIS-P. Estimated Spearman’s correlation coefficients showed moderate correlations between the total and factor scores of the CAIS-P, anxiety symptoms (Spence Child Anxiety Scale-parent version), and depressive symptoms (Child Depression Inventory). Furthermore, the item response theory model revealed that each factor of the CAIS-P is a high information reliable measure for children with high trait anxiety. These results provide support for the Japanese version of the CAIS-P’s factorial validity, convergent validity, and reliability and its potential for application in child anxiety research in Japan.

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The impact of auditors’ awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence on auditors’ ethical judgement

Social Responsibility Journal ◽

10.1108/srj-05-2018-0117 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (8) ◽

pp. 1087-1105

Author(s):

Damai Nasution ◽

Ralf Östermark

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Positive Association ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Survey Questionnaire ◽

Ethical Judgement ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact ◽

Item Scale

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and test the scale of auditors’ awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence, defined as the degree to which auditors recognise the importance of the reputation for independence and acknowledge the impact of their judgements and decisions on that reputation, and to provide preliminary evidence of an association between auditors’ awareness of the profession’s reputation and auditors’ ethical judgement. Design/methodology/approach A seven-item scale was developed to measure auditors’ awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence, and an auditing case was used to measure auditors’ ethical judgement. A survey questionnaire of practising auditors working in auditing firms in Indonesia provides data for testing the validity and reliability of the new scale and proposed hypothesis. Findings The findings show that the scale is unidimensional and has satisfied reliability and validity. Moreover, the preliminary evidence of a positive association between the new scale and auditors’ ethical judgement is provided. Research limitations/implications Further studies should test the validity and reliability of the scale of awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence with larger data and in different settings. Investigation of the antecedent factors of auditors’ awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence is suggested. Originality/value This paper develops a new measure, namely, the awareness of the profession’s reputation for independence. Preliminary evidence to establish an association between that awareness and auditor ethical judgement is provided.

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Validity and Reliability of 2-Dimensional Video-Based Assessment to Analyze Foot Strike Pattern and Step Rate During Running: A Systematic Review

Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach ◽

10.1177/1941738119844795 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 409-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira ◽

Anny Fredette ◽

Sherezada Ochoa Echeverría ◽

Charles Sebiyo Batcho ◽

Jean-Sébastien Roy

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Step Rate ◽

Cosmin Checklist ◽

Foot Strike

Context: Two-dimensional (2D) video-based analysis is often used by clinicians to examine the foot strike pattern (FSP) and step rate in runners. Reliability and validity of 2D video-based analysis have been questioned. Objective: To synthesize the psychometric properties of 2D video-based analysis for assessing runners’ FSP and step rate while running. Data Sources: Medline/PubMed, Science Direct, Embase, EBSCOHost/CINAHL, and Scielo were searched from their inception to August 2018. Study Selection: Studies were included if (1) they were published in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish; (2) they reported at least 1 psychometric property (validity and/or reliability) of 2D video-based analysis to assess running kinematics; and (3) they assessed FSP or step rate during running. Study Design: Systematic review. Level of Evidence: Level 2. Data Extraction: Studies were screened for methodological (MacDermid checklist) and psychometric quality (COSMIN checklist) by 2 independent raters. Results: Eight studies, with a total of 702 participants, were included. Seven studies evaluated the reliability of 2D video to assess FSP and found very good to excellent reliability (0.41 ≤ κ ≤ 1.00). Two studies reported excellent reliability for the calculation of step rate (0.75 ≤ intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] ≤ 1.00). One study demonstrated excellent concurrent validity between 2D and 3D (gold standard) motion capture systems to determine FSP (Gwet agreement coefficient [AC] > 0.90; ICC > 0.90), and another study found excellent concurrent validity between 2D video and another device to calculate step rate (0.84 ≤ ICC ≤ 0.95). Conclusion: Strong evidence suggests that 2D video-based analysis is a reliable method for assessing FSP and quantifying step rate, regardless of the experience of the assessor. Limited evidence exists on the validity of 2D video-based analysis in determining FSP and calculating step rate during running.

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A systematic review of olfactory related questionnaires and scales

Rhinology Journal ◽

10.4193/rhin20.291 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

pp. 0-0

Author(s):

P. Han ◽

T. Su ◽

M. Qin ◽

H. Chen ◽

T. Hummel

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Clinical Medicine ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Clinical Intervention ◽

Olfactory Dysfunction ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Research Areas ◽

The Impact

PURPOSE: Although neglected by science for a long time, the sense of olfaction has received increasing attention from research areas including psychology, neuroscience, clinical medicine and nutrition. With the rise of psychophysical and neuroimaging re- search into olfaction, psychometric tools (e.g. questionnaires and scales) are the basis for the quantitative exploration of inter-in- dividual variability regarding olfactory related responses. The current systematic review is to summarize existing olfaction related questionnaires and/or scales. METHODS: Peer-reviewed literature on scales and questionnaires related to perception of odors were searched from online databa- ses (PubMed, Web of Science and PsycINFO). Twenty-one articles that meet the following criteria were included in the review: “hu- man species”, “no physical odor stimuli” and “describing the original development of the tool”, and “with specific focus on olfaction or odor related responses or behaviors”. The psychometric properties, advantages and possible disadvantages were discussed. RESULTS: Existing psychometric measures focus on various aspects of olfactory related responses and behaviors, including af- fective experiences of odor perception, awareness and attitude towards olfaction, olfactory function and the quality of life change due to olfactory dysfunction, and the ability to create vivid mental odor images. While most of them have been tested to have good reliability and validity, some were relatively time-consuming due to the number of questionnaire items. Besides, although many measures have been used in clinical populations, few have provided information on the predictive validity regarding effecti- veness of clinical intervention on changes of certain responses or behaviors. SUMMARY: The current review provides an overview of olfactory related questionnaires and scales, highlighting the emotional and affective impact of olfaction and the impact on quality of life due to olfactory dysfunction. With growing interest in olfaction as an important sense, the development and use of psychometrically sound measurements in conjunction with objective assess- ments will advance our understanding of human olfaction and olfactory dysfunction. The review provides a guide for researchers and clinicians alike to select olfactory scales suitable for olfactory research with different experimental purposes and specific samples.

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A Systematic Review of Recommendations of Long-Term Strategies for Researchers Using Data Science Techniques

Computers ◽

10.3390/computers10030035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 35

Author(s):

Gilberto Ayala-Bastidas ◽

Hector G. Ceballos ◽

Francisco J. Cantu-Ortiz

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Data Science ◽

Process Mining ◽

Research Strategies ◽

Scientific Content ◽

Open Research ◽

Using Data ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

The Impact

The impact of the strategies that researchers follow to publish or produce scientific content can have a long-term impact. Identifying which strategies are most influential in the future has been attracting increasing attention in the literature. In this study, we present a systematic review of recommendations of long-term strategies in research analytics and their implementation methodologies. The objective is to present an overview from 2002 to 2018 on the development of this topic, including trends, and addressed contexts. The central objective is to identify data-oriented approaches to learn long-term research strategies, especially in process mining. We followed a protocol for systematic reviews for the engineering area in a structured and respectful manner. The results show the need for studies that generate more specific recommendations based on data mining. This outcome leaves open research opportunities from two particular perspectives—applying methodologies involving process mining for the context of research analytics and the feasibility study on long-term strategies using data science techniques.

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The feasibility of psychometric measures for body image and lymphedema for routine practice

10.31234/osf.io/9ejzd ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Cyan Hollyhead ◽

Peter Branney

Keyword(s):

Research Question ◽

Community Sample ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Routine Practice ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Pilot Studies ◽

Psychometric Measures ◽

Evidenced Based ◽

Evidenced Based Practice ◽

The Impact

Research Question: To assess the feasibility of the MGSIS-5and G3L-20 in a community sample of cisgender men aged 40 years and olderResearch problem: Psychometric measures can aid urologic practice by prompting patients to talk about aspects of their body that are either too sensitive or a natural part of aging. Importantly, reliable and valid measures can also contribute to a an evidenced-based-practice-based-evidence cycle where they can establish the impact of changes recommended by research while using the results in turn to inform research. In this study, we examine two psychometric measures on the opposite ends of a psychological-physical continuum; the Male Genital Self-Image Scale (MGSIS-5) and the Groin and Lower Limb Lymphedema questionnaire (G3L-20)Methodology: Non-experimental psychometric design administering the questionnaires online to a community sample of cisgender men aged 40 years old and above. Validity and reliability analyses were conducted. Results: 30 men completed the study; 14 aged 40-49, 14 aged 50-59 and 2 aged 60-69. The MGSIS-5 and G3L-20 show acceptable reliability and validity with one- and three-component structures respectively. Conclusions: The MGSIS-5 and G3L-20 show sufficient feasibility to justify the resources for studies with larger community samples and for pilot studies with clinical populations.

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Scale for Measuring Phubbing in Peruvian University Students: Adaptation, Validation and Results of Its Application

Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research ◽

10.7821/naer.2021.7.606 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 175

Author(s):

José Manuel Ríos Ariza ◽

Antonio Matas-Terron ◽

Rocío del Pilar Rumiche Chávarry ◽

Gerardo Raúl Chunga Chinguel

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Reliability Study ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Face To Face ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Lack Of Sleep ◽

The Impact

Phubbing is defined as ignoring people with whom you have a face-to-face relationship to attend to smartphones. The phenomenon of phubbing particularly affects the teenage and young segments of the population. The main problem lies in the impact it has on individuals’ social relationship. A lack of validated instruments to diagnose this phenomenon has been observed amongst the Spanish-speaking youth. The objective pursued with this research was to analyse the structural validity and reliability of the Spanish scale in a sample of 454 Peruvian university students. A reliability study was carried out following Cronbach and McDonald, complemented with an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The results show good reliability and validity values. Finally, some aspects associated with users’ profiles in relation to the scale were discussed too. A need exists to have adapted instruments which permit to measure emerging social threats such as phubbing, so that risk profiles can be identified and for us to be able to act in time. Most of the students surveyed regularly engaged in phubbing, and a significant percentage of them had personal and social problems because of this, including lack of sleep hours or arguments with friends and relatives, to quote but two.

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Reliability and Validity of Commercially Available Wearable Devices for Measuring Steps, Energy Expenditure, and Heart Rate: Systematic Review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.18694 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Fuller ◽

Emily Colwell ◽

Jonathan Low ◽

Kassia Orychock ◽

Melissa Ann Tobin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

English Language ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Wearable Devices ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Health Related ◽

Wearable Activity Trackers ◽

Fitness And Health

BACKGROUND Consumer-wearable activity trackers are small electronic devices that record fitness and health-related measures. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the validity and reliability of commercial wearables in measuring step count, heart rate, and energy expenditure. METHODS We identified devices to be included in the review. Database searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, and SPORTDiscus, and only articles published in the English language up to May 2019 were considered. Studies were excluded if they did not identify the device used and if they did not examine the validity or reliability of the device. Studies involving the general population and all special populations were included. We operationalized validity as criterion validity (as compared with other measures) and construct validity (degree to which the device is measuring what it claims). Reliability measures focused on intradevice and interdevice reliability. RESULTS We included 158 publications examining nine different commercial wearable device brands. Fitbit was by far the most studied brand. In laboratory-based settings, Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Samsung appeared to measure steps accurately. Heart rate measurement was more variable, with Apple Watch and Garmin being the most accurate and Fitbit tending toward underestimation. For energy expenditure, no brand was accurate. We also examined validity between devices within a specific brand. CONCLUSIONS Commercial wearable devices are accurate for measuring steps and heart rate in laboratory-based settings, but this varies by the manufacturer and device type. Devices are constantly being upgraded and redesigned to new models, suggesting the need for more current reviews and research.

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Psychometric properties of cognitive screening for patients with cerebrovascular diseases A systematic review

Dementia & Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1590/1980-57642018dn13-010004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 31-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jaqueline de Carvalho Rodrigues ◽

Natália Becker ◽

Carolina Luísa Beckenkamp ◽

Camila Schorr Miná ◽

Jerusa Fumagalli de Salles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽

Cognitive Screening ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Post Stroke ◽

Neuropsychological Functions ◽

Sensitivity Specificity ◽

Abstract Screening

ABSTRACT. Screening instruments are ideal for acute clinical settings because they are easy to apply, fast, inexpensive and sensitive for specific samples. However, there is a need to verify the psychometric properties of screening in stroke patients. Objective: This study investigated the psychometric properties (methodological procedures) of cognitive screening for patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Methods: A systematic review of papers published on PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, PubMed and Science Direct (2005 to 2016) was performed. Results: A total of 55 articles remained after applying exclusion criteria. The samples ranged from 20 to 657 patients. Most articles evaluated elderly individuals with four to 13 years of education who had experienced ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. There was a tendency to find evidence of validity for criteria and to analyze the sensitivity/specificity of the instruments. Although the studies frequently used the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to seek evidence of validity and reliability, the use of these instruments among stroke patients has been criticized due to their psychometric properties and the neuropsychological functions evaluated. Conclusion: Although there is no gold standard screen for assessing adults post-stroke, instruments devised specifically for this population have shown promise. This review helps both researchers and clinicians to select the most appropriate screen for identifying cognitive impairment in adults post-stroke.

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