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Reliability of Modified Ashworth Scale Using a Haptic Robot Finger Simulating Finger Spasticity

손가락 경직을 모사하는 로봇 시뮬레이터를 이용한 경직도 검진의 신뢰도 평가

  • Ha, Dokyeong (Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Park, Hyung-Soon (Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Technology)
  • 하도경 (한국과학기술원 기계항공시스템학부) ;
  • 박형순 (한국과학기술원 기계항공시스템학부)
  • Received : 2016.07.18
  • Accepted : 2016.11.11
  • Published : 2017.02.01
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Abstract

This paper presents the inter-rater reliability of finger spasticity assessment tested realized by using finger simulator that mimics finger spasticity of patients after a stroke. For controlling the simulator torque, finger spasticity was modeled, and the model parameters were obtained by measuring quantitative data while grading based on Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). A robotic finger simulator was designed for mimicking finger spasticity. Evaluation of this simulator with the help of seven rehabilitation doctors showed that the simulator had a Cohen's kappa value of 0.619 for Metacarpophalangeal Joint and 0.514 for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint. Fleiss' kappa between raters is 0.513 for Metacarpophalangeal Joint and 0.486 for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint. Therefore, the spasticity assessment made by MAS grade system is not reliable owing to the subjectivity of the assessment. The proposed robotic simulator can be used as a training tool for improving the reliability of the spasticity assessment.

본 연구에서는 환자의 손가락 경직을 모사하는 손가락 시뮬레이터를 통해 손가락 경직도 검진에서의 검진자간 신뢰도에 대해 연구하였다. 시뮬레이터를 제어하기 위해 경직에서 나타나는 토크를 간단하게 모델링 하고 손가락 경직 환자로부터 간단한 측정 모듈을 이용해 각각의 Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS) 등급에 맞는 파라미터를 얻어냈다. 또한 중수지 관절에 모터가 위치한 손가락 형태의 로봇을 설계하여 경직 토크 모델을 따르는 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 이 시뮬레이터를 통해 일곱 명의 재활의학과 전문의들의 검진 결과를 평가해본 결과 중수지 관절에서 0.619, 근위지간 관절에서 0.514의 Cohen's Kappa 값을 보였다. 검진자간의 Fleiss' Kappa 값은 중수지 관절에서 0.513, 근위지간 관절에서 0.486으로 나타났다. 또한 검진자들은 각각의 주관적인 MAS 검진 기준을 가진다는 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 같은 환자에 대한 MAS 검진 신뢰도가 높지 않기 때문에 개발된 로봇 시뮬레이터는 검진자의 신뢰도를 높일 수 있는 교육용 도구로서 활용 가능함을 확인하였다.

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