Characterization of Walking in Mild Parkinson’s Disease: Reliability, Validity and Discriminant Ability of the Six-Minute Walk Test Instrumented with a Single Inertial Sensor

Characterization of Walking in Mild Parkinson’s Disease: Reliability, Validity and Discriminant Ability of the Six-Minute Walk Test Instrumented with a Single Inertial Sensor

Although the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is among the recommended clinical tools to assess gait impairments in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD), its standard clinical outcome consists only of the distance walked in 6 min. Integrating a single Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) could provide addi...

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Main Authors: Gaia Bailo, Francesca Lea Saibene, Virginia Bandini, Pietro Arcuri, Anna Salvatore, Mario Meloni, Anna Castagna, Jorge Navarro, Tiziana Lencioni, Maurizio Ferrarin, Ilaria Carpinella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
gait
inertial sensors
rehabilitation assessment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/2/662

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