Table 3 Recommended motor assessments
Outcome | Assessments |
|---|---|
Balance | Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Technique - subtest 4 [37] Groningen Meander Walking Test [27] If the investigation/clinical examination focuses on balance: Berg Balance Scale [40] or Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment [41] |
Mobility and gait | Timed Up & Go Test [47] 6-m walk test [45] Instrumented gait analysis (GAITRite®, comfortable pace, single and dual tasks) [46] |
Lower limb strength | Modified 30-s chair-stand test [20, 55], including time for five repetitions |
Endurance | With constraints, if endurance is an important outcome: 2-min walk test [61] or 6-min walk test [62] |
Functional performance | Short Physical Performance Battery [63] Physical Performance Test [53] |