Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
19. Uluslararası Katılımlı Fizyoterapide Gelişmeler Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye, 9 - 11 Nisan 2025, ss.67, (Özet Bildiri)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare individuals with Parkinson's Disease (pwPD) and healthy individuals (HI) in terms of manual dexterity (MD) and reaction time (RT) and to investigate whether RT is an alternative method for evaluating MD in pwPD. Methods: Twelve pwPD and 8 HI were included in this cross-sectional pilot study. Demographic information, disease duration, and clinical stage according to the Modified Hoehn-Yahr Scale (MHYS) were recorded. Blazepod® reaction system was used to assess RT, and Jebson-Taylor hand function test (JTHFT) and 9-hole peg test (9DPT) were used to assess MD. Results: The year of diagnosis of pwPD was 5.83±3.99, and the MHYS stage was 2.41±0.46. Demographic information of the two groups was similar (p>0.05). It was observed that pwPD were slower in RT, 9HPT and JTHFT (p<0.05). No difference was found in the some items of the JTHFT (p>0.05). It was seen that there was no relationship between RT and JTHFT, but a high level of relationship between RT and 9HPT (r=0,643-0.773, p<0.05). The highest relationship was found between selective RT and dominant hand 9HPT (r=0.773, p=0.005). Conclusions: The high level of correlation found between 9HPT, which is frequently used in clinical practice, and RT shows that it can be used to evaluate MD in pwPD. In addition, we think that selective RT is a prominent method compared to other tests in evaluating movement initiation ability, cognitive dual-task and bilateral upper extremity function in pwPD. More samples are needed for better results. Keywords: Manual Dexterity, Parkinson's Disease, Reaction Time