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N | Test | Purpose | Format of Assessment | Equipment | Time of administration |
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4.1.1 | Timed Up and Go (TUG) | Assessment of balance & walking ability | Performance-Based | Armed chair of approx. 45 cm seat height and 65 cm arm height and Stopwatch | < 15 minutes |
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4.1.2 | Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) | Examination of gait, balance, strength & endurance | Performance-Based | 8-ft walkway, Unarmed chair, and Stopwatch | 10 to 15 minutes |
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4.1.3 | Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) | Evaluation of physical performance, endurance & mobility | Performance-Based | 100 ft. hallway and Stopwatch | Up to 6 minutes |
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4.1.4 | 8 Foot-Up-and-Go (UG) | Measurement of power, speed, ability & dynamic balance | Performance-Based | Armed chair, Stopwatch and Cone | Easily & safely |
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4.1.5 | Usual/Habitual Gait Speed (UGS or HGS) | Evaluation of gait speed | Performance-Based | Hallway and Stopwatch | Dependent on the specified walking distance |
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4.1.6 | Physical Performance Test (PPT) | Monitoring multiple domains of physical function in frail & community-dwelling elderlies | Performance-Based | Book, Pencil, Paper, Shelf, Stairs and Jacket | < 10 minutes |
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4.1.7 | 5-Time Sit-to-Stand (5TSTS) | Evaluation of lower limb strengths, muscle forces, balance & functional status | Performance-Based | Unarmed chair and Stopwatch | In a short time |
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4.1.8 | L-Test of Functional Mobility (L-Test) | Initially initiated to evaluate gait of subjects with lower limb amputation | Performance-Based | L-shape walkway, Chair and Stopwatch | 10th of a second |
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4.1.9 | Backward Walking (BW) | Evaluation of mobility sensitively | Performance-Based | No need of equipment | Dependent on the specified walking distance |
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4.1.10 | De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) | Measurement of elderly mobility through clinical settings | Performance-Based | Bed, Plinth, Armed chair of 45 cm seat height, Pen and Stopwatch | Average of 8.8 minutes (SD 3.9) |
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4.1.11 | Figure of 8 Walk (F8W) Test | Characterize the complex walking abilities & skills | Performance-Based | 2 cones and Stopwatch | Minimal time |
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4.1.12 | Instrumented Stand & Walk (ISAW) Test | Assessment of balance & gait through synchronized body-worn sensors | Performance-Based | Opal™ movement with 3D angular rate sensor, 3D accelerometer and Gyroscope | Quick protocol |
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4.1.13 | Hierarchical Assessment of Balance & Mobility (HABAM) | Graphical display of balance & mobility changes over time through mobility, transfer and balance evaluations | Performance-Based | Walkway, Bed and Stopwatch | Longitudinal study |
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4.1.14 | Trail Walking Test (TWT) | Evaluation of gait through motor cognition & motor function | Performance-Based | 25 m2 area, 15 flags, Marker and Stopwatch | Easily made |
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4.1.15 | Parallel Walk Test (PWT) | Assessment of dynamic balance & stability during ambulation | Performance-Based | Marked line on floor | Quick test |
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4.1.16 | Charité Mobility Index (CHARMI) | Monitoring of mobilization through positioning, transfers & locomotion | Performance-Based | Bed, Chair, Stairs and Wheelchair | Up to 15 minutes |
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4.1.17 | Standardized walking Obstacle Course (SWOC) | Evaluation of mobility capacity under circumstances & ability to negotiate obstacles | Performance-Based | Hallway, Chair, Dark glasses and Tray | Not found |
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4.1.18 | Pick-Up Weight Test | Assessment of the ability to reach down and pick up an object | Performance-Based | Object of approx. 5 Kg | Few seconds |
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4.2.1 | Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment | Measurement of balance & gait | Performance & Judgement Based | 15 ft. walkway, Armless chair, and Stopwatch | 10 to 15 minutes |
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4.2.2 | Berg Balance Scale (BBS) | Assessment of balance & transfers in elderly people | Performance & Judgement Based | 15 ft. walkway, 2 Standardized Chair (with and without arm rests), Obstacles, and Step/Stool | 15 to 20 minutes |
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4.2.3 | Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) | Evaluation of functional stability & fall risks | Performance & Judgement Based | Walking hallway, Stopwatch, Obstacle and Stairs | 15 minutes |
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4.2.4 | Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BesTest) | Evaluation of 6 different balance control systems | Performance & Judgement Based | Stopwatch, 10 degrees incline ramp, Stair step (15 m in height), Obstacles, Chair and Tape | May take up to 40 minutes for diseased people |
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4.2.5 | Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) | Evaluation of functional stability & fall risks | Performance & Judgement Based | Walking hallway, Stopwatch and Stairs | 5 to 10 minutes |
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4.2.6 | Alternate Step Test (AST) | Assessment of balance & lateral stability | Performance & Judgement Based | Step/Stool of 18 cm height approximately | Few seconds |
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4.2.7 | Elderly Mobility Scale (EMS) | Evaluation of gait, transfer & balance through functional activities | Performance & Judgement Based | Hallway, Bed, Chair, Yardstick and Stopwatch | 15 minutes |
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4.2.8 | Physical Performance & Mobility Examination (PPME) | Evaluation of the physical functioning and mobility of hospitalized elderly | Performance & Judgement Based | Bed, Chair, Stopwatch and Standardized step | Approximately 10 minutes |
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4.2.9 | Functional Obstacle Course (FOC) | Evaluation of balance & mobility dysfunction | Performance & Judgement Based | 4 stations with different types of floor, 2 ramps, 2 sets of stairs, Chair, Foam cylinders and Stopwatch | 274.6 ± 131.2 seconds for faller & non-faller |
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4.2.10 | TURN180 | Evaluation of dynamic postural stability | Performance & Judgement Based | No need of equipment | Few seconds |
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4.2.11 | Duke Progressive Mobility Skills Test | Assessment of mobility through static & dynamic balance evaluation | Performance & Judgement Based | Chair, Walkway, Obstacles, Stairs and Stopwatch | Approximately 10 minutes |
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4.3.1 | Life Space Mobility Assessment (LSMA) | Evaluation of mobility based on how far and how often a person transfers to 5 selected zones | Self-Report | No need of equipment | On a period of 1 month |
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4.3.2 | Modified Gait Efficacy Scale (mGES) | Evaluation of mobility based on self-efficacy in walking | Self-Report | Obstacles, Stairs with handrail and Curb | Less than 5 minutes |
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