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| The relative importance of strength and balance in chair rise by functionally impaired older individuals | | Author(s) | Margaret Schenkman, Michael A Hughes, Greg Samsa |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 12, December 1996 |
| Pages | pp 1441-1446 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Gait loss ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The ability to stand independently and safely from the seated position is essential for independent function. This US study determined the relative contributions of measures of lower extremity strength and measures of balance control in explaining the performance characteristics of sitting-to-standing. Variables analysed included those related to success of the activity (i.e., time to rise, lowest chair height) and to biomechanical characteristics of performance. Fifty-eight men and women aged 66 to 96 years with functional limitations participated in the study. Results showed that lower extremity strength and balance control both played a role in performance of the chair rise; lower extremity strength was the strongest predictor of success for functionally impaired older adults. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970812230 A |
| Classmark | C4: C8G: 4C: 7T |
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