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000101586 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.7717/peerj.10916
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000101586 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-8737-5814$$aTorre Pardos, Juan de la
000101586 245__ $$aMCQ-Balance: a method to monitor patients with balance disorders and improve clinical interpretation of posturography
000101586 260__ $$c2021
000101586 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000101586 5203_ $$aBackground
An estimated 20% to 30% of the global population has suffered a vertiginous episode. Among them, 20% do not receive a clear diagnosis. Improved methods, indicators and metrics are necessary to assess the sensory systems related to balance, especially when patients are undergoing treatment for vertiginous episodes. Patients with balance disorders should be monitored for changes at the individual level to gather objective information. In this study, we evaluate the use of the MCQ-Balance (Measure, Classify and Qualify) assessment for examining a patient’s balance progression using tests to measure static balance control and dynamic postural balance with a stabilometric platform.
Materials and Methods
The MCQ-Balance assessment comprises three stages: (i) measuring the progression of each variable between two separate and consecutive days (called sessions) using the Magnitude-Based Decision analysis; (ii) classifying the progression of the patient’s balance with a score; and (iii) qualifying the progression of the patient’s balance from the resulting scores using a set of rules. This method was applied to 42 patients with balance disorders of peripheral or central origin characterised by vertigo as the cardinal symptom. Balance progression was measured using the MCQ-Balance assessment over the course of three months, and these results were compared with the assessment of a clinical expert.
Results
The MCQ-Balance assessment showed an accuracy of 83.4% and a Cohen’s Kappa coefficient of 0.752 compared to the assessment of a clinical expert.
Conclusion
The MCQ-Balance assessment facilitates the monitoring of patient balance and provides objective information that has the potential to improve medical decision making and the adjustment of individual treatment.
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000101586 591__ $$aMULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES$$b33 / 74 = 0.446$$c2021$$dQ2$$eT2
000101586 593__ $$aAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1
000101586 593__ $$aNeuroscience (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1
000101586 593__ $$aBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)$$c2021$$dQ1
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000101586 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4527-3267$$aMarín Boné, Javier$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000101586 700__ $$aPolo, Marco
000101586 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7876-4735$$aGómez-Trullén, Eva M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000101586 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3223-1324$$aMarín Zurdo, José J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000101586 7102_ $$11006$$2245$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Educación Física y Depor.
000101586 7102_ $$15002$$2720$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri.$$cÁrea Proyectos de Ingeniería
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