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Table 7 Summary of outcomes to derive recommendations for motor assessments for individuals with dementia

From: Recommended motor assessments based on psychometric properties in individuals with dementia: a systematic review

Motor assessment

Inter-rater reliability

Test-retest reliability

Frequency of use

Time*group interaction effect size

relative

absolute

relative

absolute

Balance

 FICSIT-4

?

?

0

–

–

?

 Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction of Balance

?

?

0

–

–

?

 Limits of Stability

?

?

–

–

–

?

 Physiomat-Trail-Making Task

?

?

0

?

–

?

 Physiomat-Follow-The-Ball Task

?

?

0

?

–

?

 FR

0

?

0

0

0

+

 Hill Step Test

?

?

0

0

0

?

 Step Quick Turn Test

?

?

–

–

–

?

 Figure of Eight Test

?

?

0

–

–

?

 GMWT

0

0

+

0

–

?

 BBS

+

0

+

0

+

+

 Modified BBS

?

?

?

?

–

?

 POMA

?

?

?

?

+

+

Mobility and gait

 TUG

+

+

+

+

+

+

 Cognitive TUG

?

?

–

0

0

?

 Manual TUG

?

?

+

0

–

?

 6 m WT

0

0

0

–

0

?

 4 m WT

0

–

0

–

0

0

 Instrumented gait analysis

?

?

0

0

+

+

Strength

 5x STS

?

?

0

0

+

+

 STS on NeuroCom Balance Master

?

?

–

–

–

?

 ACSID

+

?

?

?

–

+

 30s CST

0

0

0

–

+

+

 Handgrip dynamometer

?

?

+

–

0

–

 Maximum isometric strength assessed with dynamometers

?

?

0

?

0

?

Endurance

 6 min WT

0

?

+

0

0

?

Functional performance

 SPPB

?

?

?

?

0

0

 E-ADL Test

?

?

0

?

0

?

  1. 4 m WT 4-m walk test, 5x STS Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, 6 m WT 6-m walk test, 6 min WT 6-min walk test, 30s CST 30-s chair stand test, ACSID Assessment of Compensatory Sit-to-Stand Maneuvers in People With Dementia, BBS Berg Balance Scale, E-ADL Test Erlangen Test of Activities of Daily Living, FICSIT-4 Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques - subtest 4, FR Functional Reach Test, GMWT Groningen Meander Walking Test, POMA Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, STS Sit-to-Stand, TUG Timed Up & Go Test.
  2. Relative reliability: - = insufficient, 0 = sufficient, very low/low quality of evidence, + = sufficient, moderate/high quality of evidence,? = not investigated.
  3. Absolute reliability: - = insufficient/unacceptable, 0 = indeterminate/inconsistent/sufficient, very low/low quality of evidence, + = sufficient, moderate/high quality of evidence,? = not investigated.
  4. Frequency of use: - = 1 randomised controlled trial, 0 = 2–5 randomised controlled trials, += > 5 randomised controlled trials.
  5. Time*group interaction effect size: - = no effect, 0 = at least one trial with small or medium effect, + = at least one trial with large effect,? = could not be calculated/not reported.