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  • The study aimed to evaluate the consistency of functional performance measures in individuals with neurofibromatosis 2 and how they relate to subjective experiences of the condition.
  • Twenty-nine participants underwent various tests, scored by multiple raters to assess reliability, and completed questionnaires regarding their quality of life and visual acuity.
  • Results indicated high reliability for all tests and showed that some measures correlated with participants' self-reported challenges, suggesting these tests could effectively track the progression of neurofibromatosis 2.

Article Abstract

Objective: To determine inter- and intra-rater reliability of functional performance outcome measures in people with neurofibromatosis 2. To ascertain how closely objective and subjective measures align.

Methods: Twenty-nine people with neurofibromatosis 2 were recorded performing the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance, four square step test and modified nine-hole peg tests. Three raters scored each measure to determine inter-rater reliability. One rater scored the measures a second time to determine intra-rater reliability. Participants also completed a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire and dynamic visual acuity testing.

Results: Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability scores (intra-class correlation coefficient) were excellent for all tests (intra-class correlation coefficient  ⩾ 0.9). The four square step test correlated with perceived walking challenges and modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance correlated with perceived balance challenges in a neurofibromatosis 2 quality of life patient report outcome measure.

Conclusion: The modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance, four square step test and modified nine-hole peg tests are potentially useful measures for monitoring neurofibromatosis 2.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9393935PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20503121221118996DOI Listing

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