Internet-based physical assessment of people with Parkinson disease is accurate and reliable: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 643-650

  Russell, Trevor G ^a   Hoffmann, Tammy C ^a   Nelson, Mark ^a   Thompson, Leah ^a   Vincent, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Assessment; Functional; Internet; Parkinson disease; Physiotherapy; Reliability; Telemedicine; Telereha bilitation; Videoconference

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; TELEREHA-BILITATION; VIDEOCONFERENCE;

INTERNET; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RELIABILITY; TELEMEDICINE;

DISEASES;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EHAB TELEREHABILITATION SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84882934653     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.08.0148     Document Type: Article

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