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SynthesisBioMed research international2019

A Systematic Review of Thirty-One Assessment Tests to Evaluate Mobility in Older Adults.

Racha Soubra, Aly Chkeir, Jean-Luc Novella

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Racha SoubraLaboratoire de Modélisation et Sûreté des Systèmes (M2S), Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10004 Troyes, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-950X
Aly ChkeirLaboratoire de Modélisation et Sûreté des Systèmes (M2S), Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie Curie, 10004 Troyes, France.
Jean-Luc NovellaService de Gériatrie - CHU Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, 45 rue Cognacq Jay, 51100 Reims, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessments of gait, balance, and transfer in elderly people play a valuable role in maintaining healthy aging and preventing a decline in mobility. Several evaluation tools have been proposed; however, clinicians should select the most accurate ones wisely, based on numerous criteria. This systematic review aims to identify all applicable elderly mobility assessment tests and show their measurement properties with as much detail as possible. Initially, a broad search was performed. Articles were screened based on their titles and abstracts, and only studies published in English were considered. Based on our inclusion and exclusion criteria, 31 assessment tests evaluating the mobility of healthy elderly people were found. Then, further searches were completed to identify the measurement properties of each test. These characteristics include the origin and year of establishment, several practicality factors, and validity. The analysis of our outcomes illustrates the similarities and differences between the identified tests.

Indexed as

Geriatric AssessmentMonitoring, PhysiologicAgedGaitHumansPostural BalanceRange of Motion, Articular

Identifiers

PMID31321227
PMCPMC6610744

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