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Almeida LRS, Valenca GT, Negreiros NN, et al. Comparison of Self-report and Performance-Based Balance Measures for Predicting Recurrent Falls in People With Parkinson Disease: Cohort Study. Physical Therapy. 2016. DOI 10.2522/ptj.20150168

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DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150168

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Almeida LRS, Valenca GT, Negreiros NN, et al. Comparison of Self-report and Performance-Based Balance Measures for Predicting Recurrent Falls in People With Parkinson Disease: Cohort Study. Physical Therapy. 2016. DOI 10.2522/ptj.20150168

Almeida LRS, Valença GT, Negreiros NN, Pinto EB, Oliveira-Filho J. Comparison of Self-report and Performance-Based Balance Measures for Predicting Recurrent Falls in People With Parkinson Disease: Cohort Study. Physical Therapy. 2016;96(7):1074–1084. DOI 10.2522/ptj.20150168

Conditions: COND-PD Parkinson’s disease

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Parkinson’s disease — balance

Latest listed audit check, current for its stated components. Later recovery/refinement here supersedes earlier access limitations only where explicitly stated; it does not resolve unrelated source contradictions.

Independently checked revised balance P43–46 and rowP85 against complete original PDF. Methodspp1075–1077 confirms independent ambulation/aids allowed,ON1–2h,exclusions,onePT,fixed sequence,~60minutes,calendars/monthlycalls,12month>=2falls. Figure1 visually confirms229baseline/fourdeaths/225analysed; Results84events/70.7meanage. OriginalTable2 visually confirms FRT.74(.67–.79),<=17cm,.56(.45–.67)/.82(.75–.88);BBS.79(.73–.84),<=49,.74(.63–.83)/.74(.66–.81),AIC105. Table3 confirms BBS+FESI AIC98,.65(.55–.75)/.83(.76–.88),posttest70%/20%;Discussion specifies both thresholds. All15pairs/20triples tabulated;Table4bestAIC97–98 withlower sensitivity. Noninferiority margin notreported; no combinedAUC/calibration/resampling/externalvalidation/fall-historybaseline model. Printed BBS+TUG13% negative risk conflicts with LR−.51 and84/225:23.3% calculated. Table3footnote calls n positive-test count but55/84 matches sensitivity.65, so report's true-positive concern is justified. Source locator: archived source evidence pp1075–1082,Figure1 andTables2–4; audit evidence record audit evidence record Limit: Source HTML Table2 differs from PDF in FRT sensitivity lowerCI(.46vs.45); report correctly follows originalPDF. Source-table errors do not justify silently replacing allpublished model numbers.

Earlier audit check 1 (historical evidence record). Its access limitations are superseded wherever the latest check above explicitly closes them. Retained for the distinct components and provenance, not as a current access statement.

Balance P43–46/P85: original abstract and primary publisher/Table2 excerpt confirm225/84/12months,mean70.7,229baseline/4lost,ROC Youden selection and separate dichotomous models. Table2 confirmsFRT AUC.74(.67–.79),cut17,sens.56(.45–.67 inPDF;.46 lowerboundHTML),spec.82(.75–.88);BBS.79(.73–.84),cut49,sens.74(.63–.83),spec.74(.66–.81),AIC105. Primary Table3 confirms FESI+BBS AIC98,sens.65(.55–.75),spec.83(.76–.88),posttest.70/.20. BBS+TUG printednegative.13 conflicts with LR−.51 and84/225prevalence: calculated.233. Table3 n55 versus84eventssensitivity.65 is compatible with true positives, not totalpositive. Source locator: archived source evidence; archived source evidence; archived source evidence; original article pp1077–1079 reproduced inauthor thesis UFBA ri/29713 Limit: Full Methods, Table4 and all footnotes not fully recovered: precise4deaths,onePT/ON1–2h/60min/exclusion protocol, all20triples,AND classification rule, margin absence and absent calibration/optimism correction remain unverified as final-article assertions. Companion2015cohort supplies related protocol but not substituted for original2016. Original Table2HTML andPDF differ in FRT sensitivityCI lowerbound, so no correction imposed.

Limitations: Only scoped comparisons, not whole-paper certification.

Parkinson’s disease — balance1

Latest listed audit check, current for its stated components. Later recovery/refinement here supersedes earlier access limitations only where explicitly stated; it does not resolve unrelated source contradictions.

Independently checked revised balance P43–46 and rowP85 against complete original PDF. Methodspp1075–1077 confirms independent ambulation/aids allowed,ON1–2h,exclusions,onePT,fixed sequence,~60minutes,calendars/monthlycalls,12month>=2falls. Figure1 visually confirms229baseline/fourdeaths/225analysed; Results84events/70.7meanage. OriginalTable2 visually confirms FRT.74(.67–.79),<=17cm,.56(.45–.67)/.82(.75–.88);BBS.79(.73–.84),<=49,.74(.63–.83)/.74(.66–.81),AIC105. Table3 confirms BBS+FESI AIC98,.65(.55–.75)/.83(.76–.88),posttest70%/20%;Discussion specifies both thresholds. All15pairs/20triples tabulated;Table4bestAIC97–98 withlower sensitivity. Noninferiority margin notreported; no combinedAUC/calibration/resampling/externalvalidation/fall-historybaseline model. Printed BBS+TUG13% negative risk conflicts with LR−.51 and84/225:23.3% calculated. Table3footnote calls n positive-test count but55/84 matches sensitivity.65, so report's true-positive concern is justified. Source locator: archived source evidence pp1075–1082,Figure1 andTables2–4; audit evidence record audit evidence record Limit: Source HTML Table2 differs from PDF in FRT sensitivity lowerCI(.46vs.45); report correctly follows originalPDF. Source-table errors do not justify silently replacing allpublished model numbers.

Earlier audit check 1 (historical evidence record). Its access limitations are superseded wherever the latest check above explicitly closes them. Retained for the distinct components and provenance, not as a current access statement.

Balance P43–46/P85: original abstract and primary publisher/Table2 excerpt confirm225/84/12months,mean70.7,229baseline/4lost,ROC Youden selection and separate dichotomous models. Table2 confirmsFRT AUC.74(.67–.79),cut17,sens.56(.45–.67 inPDF;.46 lowerboundHTML),spec.82(.75–.88);BBS.79(.73–.84),cut49,sens.74(.63–.83),spec.74(.66–.81),AIC105. Primary Table3 confirms FESI+BBS AIC98,sens.65(.55–.75),spec.83(.76–.88),posttest.70/.20. BBS+TUG printednegative.13 conflicts with LR−.51 and84/225prevalence: calculated.233. Table3 n55 versus84eventssensitivity.65 is compatible with true positives, not totalpositive. Source locator: archived source evidence; archived source evidence; archived source evidence; original article pp1077–1079 reproduced inauthor thesis UFBA ri/29713 Limit: Full Methods, Table4 and all footnotes not fully recovered: precise4deaths,onePT/ON1–2h/60min/exclusion protocol, all20triples,AND classification rule, margin absence and absent calibration/optimism correction remain unverified as final-article assertions. Companion2015cohort supplies related protocol but not substituted for original2016. Original Table2HTML andPDF differ in FRT sensitivityCI lowerbound, so no correction imposed.

Limitations: Only scoped comparisons, not whole-paper certification.

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