Reliability, Concurrent Validity, Responsiveness and Measurement Error of the Portuguese Version of Comprehensive Motor Coordination Scale in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

• Published in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy 2025-01, Vol.30 (1), p.e70007
• Main Authors: Rocha, Clara Rezende, Osawa, Caroline Rodrigues, Henrique, Maria Eduarda Salum Aveiro, de Andrade, Pedro Henrique Sousa, de Souza, Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande, Luvizutto, Gustavo José
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disability Evaluation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Skills - physiology; Parkinson Disease - diagnosis; Parkinson Disease - physiopathology; Portugal; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Upper Extremity - physiopathology
• ISSN: 1358-2267; 1471-2865; 1471-2865
• DOI: 10.1002/pri.70007

Assessment of motor coordination in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is based on motor performance and does not consider movement quality. To validate the Comprehensive Coordination Scale (CCS) in patients with PD and correlate it with motor impairment. This cross-sectional and case-control study included 15 individuals with PD and 15 healthy older individuals as controls. Motor impairments were measured using the MDS-UPDRS (Part III). Motor coordination (CCS) was evaluated by five examiners and classified into four domains: upper and lower limbs and unilateral and bilateral tasks. CCS scores were compared between the groups using the Mann-Whitney test; concurrent validity was evaluated using Spearman's correlation between CCS and PD scales; and the inter-rate reliability was calculated by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). There was significant difference between the groups in the upper limb (p