Observational studyPhysiotherapy2017
Functional reach of older adults: normative reference values based on new and published data.
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- Effects of Intensive Versus Standard Ambulatory Blood Pressure Control on Cerebrovascular Outcomes in Older People (INFINITY).Circulation · 2019Trial
- Effects of resistance training on balance-related physical performance in older adults with sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Review
- Normative values of functional reach test, single-leg stance test, and timed "UP and GO" with and without dual-task in healthy Iranian adults: A cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Reliability of measurement using Image J for reach distance and movement angles in the functional reach test.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- The Association of Physical Function Measures With Frailty, Falls History, and Metabolic Syndrome in a Population With Complex Obesity.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- Multimodal Exercise Effects in Older Adults Depend on Sleep, Movement Biography, and Habitual Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Reference Values and Correlations for Multiple Physical Performance Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study among Independently Mobile Older Men in Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Test-Retest Reliability of Dynamic Balance Performance-Based Measures Among Adults With a Unilateral Lower-Limb Amputation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Small samples and increased variability - discussing the need for restricted types of randomization in exercise interventions in old age.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2019Article
- Dynamic balance assessment using an unstable board in community-dwelling elderly people.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Effects of therapy with a free-standing robotic exoskeleton on motor function and other health indicators in people with severe mobility impairment due to chronic stroke: A quasi-controlled study.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo provide normative reference values for the standing functional reach test for older adults.
designObservational study and meta-analysis of data from published studies.
settingClinical Research Center.
participantsOlder adults: 199 hypertensive from INFINITY study and 7535 from consolidation of INFINITY and 20 other studies.
main outcome measureFunctional reach.
resultsThe mean (standard deviation) for functional reach for the hypertensive older adults was 27.5 (7.2) cm. For the consolidated sample of older adults, a random effects model determined a weighted mean (standard error) functional reach of 27.2 (0.9) cm with a 95% confidence interval of 25.5 to 28.9cm.
conclusionPending the availability of data from a large population-based study, the summary data presented herein can serve as a reasonable estimate of normal functional reach for older adults.
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