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| A preliminary study on the reliability of physical performance measures in older day-care center clients with dementia | | Author(s) | Vince Salazar Thomas, Patricia A Hageman |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 14, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 17-24 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Physical capacity ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Performance ; Measurement ; Day centres ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Reductions in muscle mass and strength represent a major factor in the loss of functional ability. Although resistance exercises have been studied as a method for frail older people maintaining or recovering function, people with dementia have been systematically excluded because of uncertainty about the reliability of outcome measurements. In this pilot trial, 12 people with dementia were available for assessments of lower extremity strength and physical function, consisting of two recorded trials of bilateral isometric strength of the knee extensor, hip flexor, and dorsiflexor muscles, as well as hand grip strength, repeated chair stands, evaluation of usual- and maximal safe-gait speed over a 6m course, and the Timed-Up-and-Go Test. The entire assessment was repeated one week later. The authors confirm their contention that many physical performance measures can be reliably used in testing people with dementia, though measures of function appear to be more reliable than measures of strength. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020808201 A |
| Classmark | EA: BI: C4: CA: 5H: 3R: NMC: 7T |
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