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| N | Test | Origin | Number of Citations | Aim of Evaluation | Time of administration |
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| 4.2.1 | Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment
(Tinetti-POMA or TMT) | Tinetti (1986) | 3191 | Measurement of balance & gait | 10 to 15 minutes |
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| 4.2.2 | Berg Balance Scale
(BBS) | Berg et al. (1989) | 2318 | Assessment of balance & transfers in elderly people | 15 to 20 minutes |
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| 4.2.3 | Dynamic Gait Index
(DGI) | Shumway-Cook et al. (1997) | 1080 | Evaluation of functional stability & fall risks | 15 minutes |
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| 4.2.4 | Balance Evaluation Systems Test
(BesTest) | Horak et al. (2009) | 553 | Evaluation of 6 different balance control systems | May take up to 40 minutes for diseased people |
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| 4.2.5 | Functional Gait Assessment
(FGA) | Wrisley et al. (2004) | 357 | Evaluation of functional stability & fall risks | 5 to 10 minutes |
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| 4.2.6 | Alternate Step Test
(AST) | Tiedemann et al. (2008) | 353 | Assessment of balance & lateral stability | Few seconds |
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| 4.2.7 | Elderly Mobility Scale
(EMS) | Smith et al. (1994) | 182 | Evaluation of gait, transfer & balance through functional activities | 15 minutes |
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| 4.2.8 | Physical Performance & Mobility Examination (PPME) | Winograd et al. (1990) | 149 | Evaluation of the physical functioning and mobility of hospitalized elderly | Approximately 10 minutes |
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| 4.2.9 | Functional Obstacle Course
(FOC) | Kevin Means (1996) | 75 | Evaluation of balance & mobility dysfunction | 274.6 ± 131.2 seconds for faller & non-faller |
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| 4.2.10 | TURN180 | Simpson et al. (2002) | 35 | Evaluation of dynamic postural stability | Few seconds |
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| 4.2.11 | Duke Progressive Mobility Skills Test | Hogue et al. (1990) | 34 | Assessment of mobility through static & dynamic balance evaluation | Approximately 10 minutes |
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