101586 20240104111818.0 doi 10.7717/peerj.10916 sideral 123839 ART-2021-123839 eng Torre Pardos, Juan de la (orcid)0000-0001-8737-5814 MCQ-Balance: a method to monitor patients with balance disorders and improve clinical interpretation of posturography 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.061 2021 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES 33 / 74 = 0.446 2021 Q2 T2 0.766 2021 Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Neuroscience (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) 2021 Q1 4.7 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Marín Boné, Javier Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4527-3267 Polo, Marco Gómez-Trullén, Eva M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7876-4735 Marín Zurdo, José J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3223-1324 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 5002 720 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Proyectos de Ingeniería 9 (2021), e10916 [28 pp.] PeerJ PeerJ 2167-8359 6040214 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/101586/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2598740 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/101586/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:101586 articulos driver 2024-01-04-11:06:22 ARTICLE