Dipietro Laura, Sabatini Angelo M, Dario Paolo
RTR Research Centre in Rehabilitation Bioengineering, INAIL Prosthetic Centre, Viareggio, LU, Italy.
J Rehabil Res Dev. 2003 Mar-Apr;40(2):179-89.
Quantitative assessment of digit range of motion (ROM) is often needed for monitoring effectiveness of rehabilitative treatments and assessing patients' functional impairment. The objective of this research was to investigate the feasibility of using the Humanware Humanglove, a 20-position sensors glove, to measure fingers' ROM, with particular regard to measurement repeatability. With this aim, we performed a series of tests on six normal subjects. Data analysis was based on statistical parameters and on the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Sources of errors that could affect measurement repeatability were also analyzed. The results demonstrate that, in principle, the glove could be used as goniometric device. The main advantage yielded by its use is reduction in the time needed to perform the whole measurement process, while maintaining process repeatability comparable to that achieved by traditional means of assessment. It also allows for dynamic and simultaneous recording of hand-joint movements. Future work will investigate accuracy of measurements.
为监测康复治疗效果和评估患者功能损伤，通常需要对手指活动范围（ROM）进行定量评估。本研究的目的是探讨使用Humanware Humanglove（一种具有20个位置传感器的手套）测量手指ROM的可行性，尤其关注测量的可重复性。为此，我们对6名正常受试者进行了一系列测试。数据分析基于统计参数和组内相关系数（ICC）。还分析了可能影响测量可重复性的误差来源。结果表明，原则上该手套可作为测角装置使用。使用该手套的主要优点是减少了执行整个测量过程所需的时间，同时保持了与传统评估方法相当的过程可重复性。它还允许对手关节运动进行动态和同步记录。未来的工作将研究测量的准确性。
