Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task
Abstract A high test–retest reliability in measurement of pinch force sense is required to assess a clinical parameter accurately over a longitudinal study. Ipsilateral reproduction (IR) task and contralateral matching (CM) task have commonly been used for the assessment of force sense. To date, the...
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| description | Abstract A high test–retest reliability in measurement of pinch force sense is required to assess a clinical parameter accurately over a longitudinal study. Ipsilateral reproduction (IR) task and contralateral matching (CM) task have commonly been used for the assessment of force sense. To date, there has been little research on the test–retest reliability of pinch force sense utilizing the contralateral force matching task. This research aimed to explore this phenomenon across a spectrum of reference force levels (10, 30, and 50 percent maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC)) using a contralateral matching task. Every participant in the study was tested twice by the same skilled experts, with each session separated by one week. Although normalized variable error indicated a poor level of reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = − 0.25 to 0.05) for these force sense tests, normalized constant error (ICC = 0.76–0.85) and normalized absolute error (ICC = 0.61–0.81) results indicated a fair to good of reliability. The lower bound of 95% CI of ICC for NAE and NCE indicated fair test–retest reliability (0.41–0.69). These findings suggest that investigators can reasonably obtain a fair to good test–retest reliability when investigating pinch force sense using the contralateral matching task. The Bland–Altman plots, SEM, and MDD95% were lower at these lower reference force level (10% MVIC) compared to the level of higher reference forces (30% and 50% MVIC). Therefore, when the reference force level increases, the participant needs a larger NAE or NCE decrease to show that their pinch force sense has indeed improved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6d7e7e4e472463bb8d402b0962b2ef92024-01-14T12:23:04ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-01-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-51644-0Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching taskLin Li0Shuwang Li1Department of Physical Education, Renmin University of ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Renmin University of ChinaAbstract A high test–retest reliability in measurement of pinch force sense is required to assess a clinical parameter accurately over a longitudinal study. Ipsilateral reproduction (IR) task and contralateral matching (CM) task have commonly been used for the assessment of force sense. To date, there has been little research on the test–retest reliability of pinch force sense utilizing the contralateral force matching task. This research aimed to explore this phenomenon across a spectrum of reference force levels (10, 30, and 50 percent maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC)) using a contralateral matching task. Every participant in the study was tested twice by the same skilled experts, with each session separated by one week. Although normalized variable error indicated a poor level of reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = − 0.25 to 0.05) for these force sense tests, normalized constant error (ICC = 0.76–0.85) and normalized absolute error (ICC = 0.61–0.81) results indicated a fair to good of reliability. The lower bound of 95% CI of ICC for NAE and NCE indicated fair test–retest reliability (0.41–0.69). These findings suggest that investigators can reasonably obtain a fair to good test–retest reliability when investigating pinch force sense using the contralateral matching task. The Bland–Altman plots, SEM, and MDD95% were lower at these lower reference force level (10% MVIC) compared to the level of higher reference forces (30% and 50% MVIC). Therefore, when the reference force level increases, the participant needs a larger NAE or NCE decrease to show that their pinch force sense has indeed improved.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51644-0 |
| spellingShingle | Lin Li Shuwang Li Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task Scientific Reports |
| title | Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| title_full | Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| title_fullStr | Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| title_short | Pinch force sense test–retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| title_sort | pinch force sense test retest reliability evaluation using contralateral force matching task |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51644-0 |
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