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Rosa NMDB
Rosa NMDB
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
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Reliability Evaluation of the Physiological Profile Assessment to Assess Fall Risk in Older People
Author(s): Sampaio NR, Rosa NMDB, Godoy APS, Pereira DS, Hicks C, Lord SR and Pereira LSMSampaio NR, Rosa NMDB, Godoy APS, Pereira DS, Hicks C, Lord SR and Pereira LSM
Background: The Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) contains five tests: visual contrast sensitivity, hand reaction time, quadriceps strength, lower limb proprioception and postural sway. It has been widely used in research projects and is increasing used in clinical practice. However, reliability statistics for the composite PPA fall risk score for older people has not been previously reported. Methods: Ten participants (80% female), average age 75.2 (SD=5.17) years participated in the study. The PPA tests were administered by two trained examiners with a time interval of five to seven days for intra-rater reliability assessments and twenty minutes for inter-rater reliability assessments. Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) (2,1) were computed to assess the reliability of the composite PPA and test component measur.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000179