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Table 4 Batteries that measure activities of daily living

From: Batteries assessing health related fitness in the elderly: a brief review

Battery

Task

WHAS

Measured walk

Side-by-side

Semi-tandem

Tandem

Functional reach

Chair stands

Grip Strength

Pinch Strength

Overhead lifting ability

Shoulder range of motion

Purdue pegboard

Opening a lock with a key

Putting on and buttoning a blouse

Telephone use

CS-PFP

Carry a weighted pan a distance of 1 m

Pouring water from a jug into a cup

Donning and removing a jacket

Place a sponge on and remove it from an adjustable shelf

Floor sweeping with broom and dustpan (floor sweep)

Transfer clothes from washer to dryer (laundry 1); transfer clothes from dryer to basket (laundry 2)

Open and pass through a fire door (door pull)

Making a bed

Vacuuming

Place a strap over a shoe (shoe strap)

Pick up 4 scarves from the floor

Carry weighted bag up and down simulated bus stop

Carry groceries 70 m

Sit and stand up from the floor (floor sit/rise)

Climb stairs

6 min walk

PFP-10

Carry a weighted pan a distance of 1 m

Donning and removing a jacket

Place a sponge on and remove it from an adjustable shelf

Floor sweeping with broom and dustpan (floor sweep)

Transfer clothes from washer to dryer (laundry 1); transfer clothes from dryer to basket (laundry 2)

Pick up 4 scarves from the floor

Carry groceries 70 m

Sit and stand up from the floor (fllor sit/rise)

Climb stairs

6 min walk

IADL

Hand gripping

Arm curl

Keeping a half-squat position

Hand tapping

Foot tapping

Reaction to a dropped bar

Walking around two cones

Moving beans with chopsticks

Manipulating pegs

Stand-up from lying position

Raising both arms

Raising one leg

Trunk flexion from a standing position

Trunk flexion in a seated position (sit and reach)

Single-leg balance with eyes open

Single-leg balance with eyes closed

Reaching arms forward in a standing position (functional reach)

ADAP test

Carrying a weighted pan between kitchen counters

Pouring water from a jug into a cup

Carrying weight in a luggage bag up and down a 3-stair bus platform

Carrying groceries through a door, up and down a 3-stair platform and lifting groceries on a counter

Transferring laundry from a dryer to a counter

Putting on and taking off a jacket

Floor sweeping

Vacuuming

Making a bed

Climbing Stairs (13 steps)

Getting down and up from the floor

Opening a door

Putting a hook-and-loop strap over a shoe

Picking up four scarves from the floor

6-min walk

Functional reach

HRF-PF

Balance

Trunk flexibility

Lower extremity flexibility

Trunk muscular endurance

Lower extremity strength

Cardiorespiratory fitness

6.1-m (20 ft) walk assessing the ability to walk

Chair stand for assessing the ability to rise from chair

Stair climb and descent for assessing the ability to climb stairs