School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
The Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Dev Neuropsychol. 2021 Sep;46(6):435-446. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2021.1979005. Epub 2021 Oct 6.
COVID-19 has impacted the ability to evaluate motor function in older adults, as motor assessments typically require face-to-face interaction. One hundred seventy-seven older adults nationwide completed an unsupervised functional upper-extremity assessment at home. Data were compared to data from an independent sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = 250) assessed in lab. The effect of age on performance was similar between the in-lab and at-home groups. Practice effects were also similar. Assessing upper-extremity motor function remotely is feasible and reliable in community-dwelling older adults. This test offers a practical solution for telehealth practice and other research involving remote or geographically isolated individuals.
新冠疫情影响了对老年人运动功能的评估能力，因为运动评估通常需要面对面的互动。全国有 177 名老年人在家中完成了非监督性的上肢功能评估。这些数据与在实验室中评估的另一组社区居住的老年人（N=250）的数据进行了比较。实验室和家庭组的年龄对表现的影响相似。练习效果也相似。远程评估社区居住的老年人上肢运动功能是可行和可靠的。该测试为远程医疗实践和其他涉及远程或地理隔离个体的研究提供了一种实用的解决方案。
