A Systematic Review of Thirty-One Assessment Tests to Evaluate Mobility in Older Adults

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:3.51em"/><col style="width:11.31em"/><col style="width:9.08em"/><col style="width:6.85em"/><col style="width:14.65em"/><col style="width:10.19em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">N</td><td class="align_center">Test </td><td class="align_center">Origin </td><td class="align_center">Number of Citations</td><td class="align_center">Aim of Evaluation</td><td class="align_center">Time of administration</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4.3.1</td><td class="align_center">Life Space Mobility Assessment <br/>(LSMA)</td><td class="align_center">May et al. (1985)</td><td class="align_center">122</td><td class="align_center">Evaluation of mobility based on how far and how often a person transfers to 5 selected zones</td><td class="align_center">On a period of 1 month</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4.3.2</td><td class="align_center">Modified Gait Efficacy Scale <br/>(mGES)</td><td class="align_center">Newell et al. (2012)</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">Evaluation of mobility based on self-efficacy in walking</td><td class="align_center">Less than 5 minutes</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Self-report measures for elderly mobility assessment.</div>

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