Identification of stair climbing ability levels in community-dwelling older adults based on the geometric mean of stair ascent and descent speed: The GeMSS classifier.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.05.014
Abstract: The aim was to develop a quantitative approach to identify three stair-climbing ability levels of older adults: no, somewhat and considerable difficulty. Timed-up-and-go test, six-minute-walk test, and Berg balance scale were used for statistical comparison… read more here.
Keywords: stair climbing; ability levels; ability; climbing ability ... See more keywords