Repetitive Finger Movement, Buttoning and Purdue Pegboard Tasks in People with Parkinson’s Disease

Uzochukwu, Jennifer

doi:10.31274/etd-180810-5454

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“…Thus, the type of fastener and PD influenced usability in the participants. When this occurs, it is common for users to stop wearing clothes with fasteners considered difficult to handle (Proud & Morris, 2010;Tullio-Pow, 2016;Uzochukwu, 2016).…”

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Impact of Manual Coordination on Usability of Clothing Fasteners in People With Parkinson’s Disease

Marteli¹,

Barbieri²,

Gerizani³

et al. 2021

Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applicatio

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People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) manipulate clothing as part of their daily life. To understand how deteriorating motor skills affect the performance of dressing/undressing activities, this study investigated performance in handling clothing fastening. Participants were distributed into two groups: older adults with PD and neurologically matched healthy individuals (control group). Coordination and usability were evaluated. The PD group demonstrated worse performance than the control group in usability for types of buttons, and this was affected more intensely by small compared with large fasteners. This study demonstrated the need for increased awareness by clothing companies to develop products that can promote independence.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Manual Coordination on Usability of Clothing Fasteners in People With Parkinson’s Disease

Marteli¹,

Barbieri²,

Gerizani³

et al. 2021

Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applicatio

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“…It showed precision deficits of movements between groups -with the muscle stiffness, the PD group took longer time to complete the activity and it was noted that when the intensity of the tremor was higher, the performance was worse. Other evaluations 14,15 reported that most of participants with idiopathic PD had difficulty in manipulating buttons.…”

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Considerations on the advances in studies on clothing products development for older adults with Parkinson’s disease

Marteli¹,

Neves²,

Médola³

et al. 2019

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Human ageing is characterized -among other factors -by limitations in Activities of Daily Life (ADLs), especially because of the impaired motor and biomechanical functioning. Due to this scenario, the manipulation of some artifacts, such as garments and their fastenings (buttons, zippers), can increase the level of difficulties to perform dressing and undressing activities. In the case of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), the current models of clothing and fastenings may lead to dissatisfaction, embarrassment or even full inability to use and complete dressing and undressing activities, compromising independence. Clothing are extensions of the body, when these are associated with physical, mental and social human's well-being. Its morphological and functional aspects -including the application of fastenings -can lead to the promotion of physical and mental health, when developed from ergonomic and usability points of view. Thus, the objective of this mini-review was to investigate the demands on the dressing and undressing activities performed by older adults with PD; and to understand how this subject is addressed in health and design studies. It was identified that the problem is a reality and that understanding the limitations found in literature can be an exceptional alternative to clothing design for a highest level of usability for users. Thus, new research approaches are proposed, especially those of exploratory and applied character, that investigate the clothing usability by older adults and, consequently, the independence promotion of people with PD in their ADLs.

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“…The Purdue Pegboard is a low-cost, simple method for assessing fine motor skills, which has been shown to have strong test-retest reliability 4 . The Purdue Pegboard can be used to assess the ability of an applicant to perform an activity that requires hand dexterity and involves sensorimotor motor-related regions as well as the basal ganglia striatum 5 . In clinical and research settings, VMI is a widely used and standardized procedure.…”

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The reliability of neurobehavioral tests in a thai adult population

Thammachai

Sapbamrer

Rohitrattana

et al. 2022

Dement. neuropsychol.

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Early detection of decline in neurobehavioral (NB) performance requires reliable methods of testing. Although NB tests have been shown to be consistent and reliable in Western countries, there has been limited research in Asian populations. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of NB tests in a Thai adult population and examine the impact of demographic data on NB tests. The aspects of the tests chosen were memory, attention, hand-eye coordination, motor speed, and dexterity. Methods: The three NB tests used were digit span, Purdue Pegboard, and visual-motor integration. All three were administered to a population of 30 Thai adults. Results: The outcomes of all Pearson’s correlation coefficient tests (r) were positive and greater than 0.60, and subtest-retest reliability correlation coefficients ranged from 0.63 (p<0.001) to 0.81 (p<0.001). Interestingly, the outcomes of all of these tests were not affected by demographic data, with the exception of the Purdue Pegboard test, in which performance on the preferred hand and both hands assessment was weakly associated with age (β=-0.09, p<0.001 and β=-0.08, p<0.05, respectively). Conclusions: NB tests have adequate reliability and are useful for the evaluation of clinical memory, attention, hand-eye coordination, motor speed, and dexterity in Thai adults. These tests were not affected by demographic data. However, further studies to measure the validity of the digit span, Purdue Pegboard, and visual-motor integration tests are needed.

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Repetitive Finger Movement, Buttoning and Purdue Pegboard Tasks in People with Parkinson’s Disease

Cited by 3 publications

References 48 publications

Impact of Manual Coordination on Usability of Clothing Fasteners in People With Parkinson’s Disease

Impact of Manual Coordination on Usability of Clothing Fasteners in People With Parkinson’s Disease

Considerations on the advances in studies on clothing products development for older adults with Parkinson’s disease

The reliability of neurobehavioral tests in a thai adult population

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