Test-retest reliability of home-screening falling test for people with Parkinson’s disease

authors:

avatar Behnaz Behnam , avatar majid mirmohammadkhani , avatar Fatemeh Daneshjooei , avatar Masoumeh Esmaeilpour , avatar Mina Sadat Mirshoja , *

Koomesh: Vol.20, issue 3; 497-502
published online: March 01, 2018
article type: Research Article
received: January 02, 2017
accepted: March 01, 2018

how to cite: Behnam B, mirmohammadkhani M, Daneshjooei F, Esmaeilpour M, Mirshoja M S. Test-retest reliability of home-screening falling test for people with Parkinson’s disease. koomesh. 2018;20(3):e152985. 

Abstract

Introduction: One of the common problems of people with Parkinson;#39s disease is the lack of adequate balance in daily routines. Therefore, this study addressed the reliability of the test-retest of home-screening falling test for people with Parkinson;#39s disease. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of Parkinson;#39s patients eligible for inclusion in the study that were selected using a simple non-probabilistic method. Participants were assessed twice by using a “home-screening falling test “in regard to keeping the balance in their daily routines. The reliability of the tool was assessed by internal consistency of the tool using Cronbach;#39s alpha (based on the first stage questionnaire) and also the calculation of the intra-group correlation coefficient by a test-retest (one week interval). Also, for each instrument item, the Kappa coefficient was used to show the agreement rate between two tests and retest tests. Results: In this study, 30 patients with Parkinson;#39s disease were evaluated. In this account, based on the first stage evaluation, Cronbach;#39s alpha was estimated to be 0.85 (P

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