Author:
Bansal Kanika,Clark David J.,Fox Emily J.,Rose Dorian K.
Abstract
AbstractStroke survivors frequently report increased perceived challenge of walking (PCW) in complex environments, restricting their daily ambulation. PCW is conventionally measured through subjective questionnaires or, more recently, through objective quantification of sympathetic nervous system activity during walking tasks. However, how these measurements of PCW reflect daily walking activity post-stroke is unknown. We aimed to compare the subjective and objective assessments of PCW in predicting home and community ambulation. In 29 participants post-stroke, we measured PCW subjectively with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale and objectively through electrodermal activity, quantified by change in skin conductance levels (SCL) and skin conductance responses (SCR) between outdoor-complex and indoor-steady-state walking. High-PCW participants were categorized into high-change SCL (ΔSCL ≥ 1.7 μs), high-change SCR (ΔSCR ≥ 0.2 μs) and low ABC (ABC < 72%) groups, while low-PCW participants were categorized into low-change SCL (ΔSCL < 1.7 μs), low-change SCR (ΔSCR < 0.2 μs) and high-ABC (ABC ≥ 72%) groups. Number and location of daily steps were quantified with accelerometry and Global Positioning System devices. Compared to low-change SCL group, the high-change SCL group took fewer steps in home and community (p = 0.04). Neither ABC nor SCR groups differed in home or community steps/day. Objective measurement of PCW via electrodermal sensing more accurately represents home and community ambulation compared to the subjective questionnaire.
Funder
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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