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Functional Performance in Community Living Older Adults
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ABSTRACT
Purpose: Routinely, physical therapists use a variety of physical performance tests to determine functional status of older adults. Whereas many commonly used instruments have been evaluated for some aspects of reliability and validity, few studies report typical performance for community living older adults, especially those who are 80 years and older and use an assistive ambulatory device. The aim of this study was to determine reference values of 7 functional tests for olde...