| Literature DB >> 35417501 |
Marielle G Contesse1, Linda P Lowes2, Michelle K White3, Laura Dalle Pazze4, Christine McSherry1, Lindsay N Alfano2, Megan Iammarino2, Natalie Reash1, Kelly Bonarrigo5, Michael Kiefer6, Katie Laubscher7, Melissa McIntyre8, Shelley Mockler7, Leslie Nelson9, Leslie Vogel10, Mindy G Leffler1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) adopt compensatory movement patterns as muscles weaken. The Duchenne Video Assessment (DVA) measures patient ease of movement through identification of compensatory movement patterns. The DVA directs caregivers to video record patients performing specific movement tasks at home using a secure mobile application, and DVA-certified physical therapists (PTs) score the videos using scorecards with prespecified compensatory movement criteria. The goal of this study was to develop and refine the DVA scorecards.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35417501 PMCID: PMC9007341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266845
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Characteristics of physical therapists in panel.
| Characteristic | Panelists |
|---|---|
| N = 8 | |
| n (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 7 (87.5) |
| Male | 1 (12.5) |
| Geographic Region | |
| U.S. Northeast | 1 (12.5) |
| U.S. South | 1 (12.5) |
| U.S. Midwest | 4 (50.0) |
| U.S. West | 2 (25.0) |
| Years of Physical Therapy Practice | |
| Fewer than 10 | 2 (25.0) |
| 10–19 | 3 (37.5) |
| 20 or more | 3 (37.5) |
| DMD Patients Therapist has Evaluated | |
| Fewer than 200 | 2 (25.0) |
| 200–399 | 3 (37.5) |
| 400 or more | 3 (37.5) |
| Number of DMD Clinical Trials | |
| 10–14 | 5 (62.5) |
| 15–19 | 2 (25.0) |
| 20 or more | 1 (12.5) |
Revisions to scorecard compensatory movement criteria after each Delphi panel round.
| Original | Round 1 Revisions to Compensatory Criteria | Round 2 Revisions to Compensatory Criteria | |||||||
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| Scorecards | Total Version 1 Criteria | Word Changes | Added Criteria | Deleted Criteria | Total Version 2 Criteria | Word Changes | Added Criteria | Deleted Criteria | Total Version 3 Criteria |
| Climb 5 Stairs |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| Run |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 |
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| Walk |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 |
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| Jump |
| 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |
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| Sit Up |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Stand Up from Sitting on Floor |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Stand Up from Supine |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Stand Up from Sitting on Couch |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Raise Hands Above Head |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 |
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| Roll Over in Bed |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
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| Shift Weight in Bed |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| Take T-Shirt Off and Put T-Shirt On |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
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| Eat 10 Bites |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| Arms Off and On Armrests |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| Reach Across Table to Grab a Cell Phone |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Stand Up from Sitting on Floor scorecard revision tracking matrix.
| Version 1 | Round 1 Questionnaire | Round 1 Revisions | Version 2 | Round 2 Revisions | Version 3 | |
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| Panelists | ||||||
| N = 8 | ||||||
| n (%) | ||||||
| Criterion reported as “easy to understand” | Suggested specific wording change | |||||
| A. Starting position | 1 (12.5) | Changed "starting position" to "methods to rise" | A. Methods to rise | Moved E to become A | A. Ability to perform task | |
| 1. Kneeling (one-legged) | 3 (37.5) | 4 (50.0) | Changed "kneeling" to "half-kneeling" | 1. Half -kneeling (one-legged) | Added level 0 for all criteria | 0. Can stand up from the floor without use of furniture |
| 2. All fours (Gowers)–base of support slightly wider than shoulder width | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | Added "hands and knees" and removed "Gowers" | 2. Hands and knees (all fours)–base of support slightly wider than shoulder width | Moved E to A1 | 1. Cannot stand up from the floor without use of furniture |
| 3. All fours (Gowers)–base of support markedly wider than shoulder width | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | Added "hands and knees" and removed "Gowers" | 3. Hands and knees (all fours)–base of support markedly wider than shoulder width | No changes (formerly A) | B. Methods to rise |
| B. Decrease distance between hands and feet before raising torso (e.g.: walking hands along floor) | 6 (75.0) | 1 (12.5) | Removed "decrease distance between hands and feet before raising torso" | B. Walking hands along floor | Added level 0 for all criteria | 0. No half-kneeling (one-legged) or all fours |
| C. Use of hands for leverage | 0 (0.0) | No changes | C. Use of hands for leverage | No changes (formerly A1) | 1. Half -kneeling (one-legged) | |
| 1. Pushing off thighs (one hand) | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | No changes | 1. Pushing off thighs (one hand) | No changes (formerly A2) | 2. Hands and knees (all fours)–base of support slightly wider than shoulder width |
| 2. Pushing off thighs (two hands) | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | No changes | 2. Pushing off thighs (two hands) | No changes (formerly A3) | 3. Hands and knees (all fours)–base of support markedly wider than shoulder width |
| D. Using alternate strategies to lift torso (Arch back, turning to the side, throwing chest out, using neck and head for momentum) | 7 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | No changes | D. Using alternate strategies to lift torso (Arch back, turning to the side, throwing chest out, using neck and head for momentum) | No changes (formerly B) | C. Moving hands towards body before lifting torso |
| E. Inability to perform task | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | Added "without use of furniture" | E. Inability to perform task without use of furniture | Added level 0 for all criteria | 0. No walking hands towards the body along the floor before lifting torso |
| Added "towards the body" and "before lifting torso" | 1. Walking hands towards the body along the floor before lifting torso | |||||
| No changes (formerly C) | D. Use of hands for leverage | |||||
| Added level 0 for all criteria | 0. No use of hands for leverage | |||||
| No changes (formerly C1) | 1. Pushing off thighs (one hand) | |||||
| No changes (formerly C2) | 2. Pushing off thighs (two hands) | |||||
| No changes (formerly D) | E. Lifting the torso | |||||
| Added level 0 for all criteria | 0. No straining to lift torso | |||||
| Changed "using alternate strategies" to "straining" | 1. Straining to lift torso (Arch back, turning to the side, throwing chest out, using neck and head for momentum) | |||||
Representative example of removal of compensatory movement criteria to ensure clinical meaningfulness during Round 2.
| Movement Task | Change to Scorecard to Improve Clinical Meaningfulness of Criteria | Representative Quotes from Panelists |
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| Walk | Removed “loss of functional arm swing” | “I thought with some of the arm swing stuff, what does it mean? I feel like the driving factor is somewhere else that we’ve talked about.” |
| “Since it’s not driving a compensation, it’s more variable. You see it all the time ‘go ahead and walk’ and because the kids are in a testing environment, they’re rigid and they’re not really moving their arms and it has nothing to do with a compensation. It’s just that you’ve put them in a more structured environment…I think you’re going to have a lot of variability in what arm swing they do because there is not a compensation driving it.” |