Sit-to-stand test in fall prediction in elderly adults: what are the options of use in clinical practice?
Authors:
Z. Kováčiková 1; K. Neumannová 2; J. Sarvestan 1; E. Zemková 3; M. Janura 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, Fakulta tělesné kultury
; Katedra přírodních věd v kinantropologii, Vedoucí: prof. RNDr. Miroslav Janura, Dr.
1; Katedra fyzioterapie, FTK UP, Olomouc, Vedoucí: PhDr. David Smékal, Ph. D.
2; Univerzita Komenského, Bratislava, Fakulta telesnej výchovy a športu, Katedra biologických a lekárskych vied, Vedúci: Mgr. Gabriel Buzgó, PhD.
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Prakt. Lék. 2020; 100(2): 78-82
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Of different specialties
Overview
Less or more serious injuries, prolonged convalescence, functional limitations and physical inactivity are the most frequent consequences of falls in elderly adults. Although there is a high prevalence of falls in this population, the risk of falling is not routinely diagnosed in clinical practice in this population in time. In this study, we focused on elderly adults over 60 years of age who did not have any acute or chronic disease. The study aimed to assess the risk of fall occurrence with an easy administered clinical test – Five-repetition sit-to-stand test. The results revealed that more than half of our subjects achieved a longer time in the test compared to the average performance of the population of the same age. Of this, 26% of elderly adults aged 70–79 years and 50% of elderly adults aged 80–89 years achieved time longer than 15 s (18,1 ± 2,9 s and 16,3 ± 1,1 s, respectively), which is a critical value for increased risk of recurrent falls in people aged over 65 years. This test can help to predict fall risk not only in the elderly adults who can be expected to falls due to disease but also in those who are not treated for any acute or chronic disease, as in our study
Keywords:
muscle strength – clinical test – Five-repetition sit-to-stand test – balance – balance training
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