Journal article
Normative values for grip strength, gait speed, timed up and go, single leg balance, and chair rise derived from the Canadian longitudinal study on ageing
Abstract
BACKGROUND: decreased muscle strength and physical function often precede disability, nursing home admission, home care use and mortality in older adults. Normative values for commonly used physical performance-based tests are not widely available for older adults but are required for clinicians and researchers to easily identify individuals with low performance.
OBJECTIVE: to develop normative values for grip strength, gait speed, timed up and …
Authors
Mayhew AJ; So HY; Ma J; Beauchamp MK; Griffith LE; Kuspinar A; Lang JJ; Raina P
Journal
Age and Ageing, Vol. 52, No. 4,
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
April 1, 2023
DOI
10.1093/ageing/afad054
ISSN
0002-0729