Modified 30-second Sit to Stand test predicts falls in a cohort of institutionalized older veterans.

Modified 30-second Sit to Stand test predicts falls in a cohort of institutionalized older veterans.

Physical function performance tests, including sit to stand tests and Timed Up and Go, assess the functional capacity of older adults. Their ability to predict falls warrants further investigation. The objective was to determine if a modified 30-second Sit to Stand test that allowed upper extremity...

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Main Authors: Eva V Applebaum, Dominic Breton, Zhuo Wei Feng, An-Tchi Ta, Kayley Walsh, Kathleen Chassé, Shawn M Robbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5413037?pdf=render

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