PMID- 36456718 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231023 LR - 20231023 IS - 1863-4362 (Electronic) IS - 0021-1265 (Print) IS - 0021-1265 (Linking) VI - 192 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Agreement between tele-assessment and face-to-face assessment of 30-s sit-to-stand test in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 2173-2178 LID - 10.1007/s11845-022-03238-w [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The globalization of healthcare systems, and the aim to lower healthcare costs have all contributed to the growth of telehealth technology in recent years. However, before these systems are put into use, their efficacy should be verified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study focusing on the evaluation of functional exercise capacity using the 30-s sit-to-stand (30-s STS) test as a tele-assessment method in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIMS: The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of agreement between tele-assessment and face-to-face assessment of 30-s STS test in patients with T2DM. METHODS: Fifty participants performed two times 30-s STS tests separated by 1 h: a face-to-face and an Internet-connected video call examination (tele-assessment). Two physiotherapists conduct these evaluations; each was blinded to the other. The order of the evaluations was designated at random for each participant and physiotherapist. RESULTS: There was a good level of agreement between tele-assessment and face-to-face assessment of the 30-s STS test (mean differences = 0.20 +/- 0.88, limits of agreement = 1.93 to - 1.53). Excellent interrater reliability was found for scores of the 30-s STS test [ICC = 0.93 (95% CI: 0.88; 0.96)]. In addition, all before and after test parameters show that there was a very good interrater reliability (rho >/= 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows a good level of agreement between tele-assessment and face-to-face assessment of the 30-s STS test. Our study's findings indicate that tele-assessment is a potential application to determine the level of physical capacity remotely in patients with T2DM. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. FAU - Aktan, Ridvan AU - Aktan R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3327-461X AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Izmir University of Economics, Vocational School of Health Services, Sakarya St. No: 156, 35330, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey. ridvanaktan@gmail.com. FAU - Yilmaz, Hayriye AU - Yilmaz H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1151-7190 AD - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Health Sciences University Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. FAU - Demir, Ismail AU - Demir I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7787-1443 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. FAU - Ozalevli, Sevgi AU - Ozalevli S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5528-1036 AD - Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221202 PL - Ireland TA - Ir J Med Sci JT - Irish journal of medical science JID - 7806864 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Exercise MH - Physical Examination MH - *Telemedicine/methods PMC - PMC9715279 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 30-s sit-to-stand OT - Physical assessment OT - Tele-assessment OT - Telehealth OT - Type 2 diabetes COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/12/02 06:00 MHDA- 2023/10/23 12:42 PMCR- 2022/12/02 CRDT- 2022/12/01 23:41 PHST- 2022/11/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/23 12:42 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/01 23:41 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s11845-022-03238-w [pii] AID - 3238 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11845-022-03238-w [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Oct;192(5):2173-2178. doi: 10.1007/s11845-022-03238-w. Epub 2022 Dec 2.