Journal article
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): A Quick and Useful Tool for Fall Risk Stratification Among Older Primary Care Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Evaluate fall risk with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and examine its application within the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) tool advocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort study.
Authors
Welch SA; Ward RE; Beauchamp MK; Leveille SG; Travison T; Bean JF
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 22, No. 8, pp. 1646–1651
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.038
ISSN
1525-8610