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| Test | Population | Reference Test (correlation coefficient) |
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Timed Up and Go
(TUG) | 60 patients (mean age of 79.5 years) | (i) Berg Balance Test (BBS) (r= -0.81)
(ii) Gait Speed (r= -0.61)
(iii) Barthel Index (r= -0.78) |
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6-Minute walk test
(6MWT) | 30 patients (mean ± SD age of 61±12 years) | (i) 12-minute walk test (r= 0.955)
(ii) 2-minute walk test (r= 0.892)
(iii) Gait Speed (r= -0.73) |
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Physical Performance Test
(PPT) | 183 elderly subjects from 6 patient populations | (i) self-reported measures of physical function (high correlation (0.50 to 0.80))
(ii) self-reported health status, mental health & cognitive status (moderately correlated (0.24 to 0.47)) |
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| L-Test | 93 people with unilateral amputations (mean of 55.9 years) | (i) walk test (high correlation)
(ii) self-report measures (fair to moderate correlation) |
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| De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) | older acute medical inpatients | (i) Barthel Index & HABAM Test (Significant & high correlation) |
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Figure of 8 Walk
(F8W) | 51 community dwelling elderly with mobility disability | (i) Gait Speed (Pearson rho= -0.57)
(ii) Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (Pearson rho= -0.47)
(iii) Gait Efficacy Scale (GES) (Pearson rho= -0.468) |
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| Hierarchical Assessment of Balance & Mobility (HABAM) | 28 patients aged 65 years and older | (i) Barthel Index (r=0.76)
(ii) BI mobility subscales (r= 0.74) |
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| Parallel Walk Test (PWT) | 27 elderly fallers & 34 elderly non-fallers | (i) Tandem stance (significant correlation) |
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Charité Mobility Index
(CHARMI) | 87 subjects from acute care rehabilitation | (i) Barthel Index (r= 0.63)
(ii) 3 mobility items in Barthel Index (r= 0.93) |
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| BesTest | 22 subjects with & without balance disorders (aged between 50 to 88 years) | (i) ABC Scale (r= -0.636) |
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Functional Gait Assessment
(FGA) | 6 patients with vestibular disorders (mean ± SD age of 58.7±12.4 years | (i) Timed Up and Go (TUG) (r= -0.50)
(ii) Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) (r= 0.80) |
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Elderly Mobility Scale
(EMS) | 36 patients aged between 70 & 93 years | (i) Barthel Index (Spearman’s rho = 0.962)
(ii) Functional Independence Measure (Spearman’s rho = 0.948) |
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| Physical Performance & Mobility Examination (PPME) | 498 subjects with impaired mobility (>=65 years old) | (i) activity of daily living (ADL) (r=0.70)
(ii) instrumental activity of daily living (iADL) (r=0.43)
(iii) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (r= 0.36) |
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Modified Gait Efficacy Scale
(mGES) | 102 community-dwelling older adults (mean ± SD age of 78.6±6.1 years) | (i) Performance based mobility (r=_.38 –.64)
(ii) Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (r=_.32–.88)
(iii) measures of confidence and fear (r=_.54 –.88) |
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