Batteries assessing health related fitness in the elderly: a brief review

Varela, Silvia; Ayán, C.

doi:10.1007/s11556-008-0037-2

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“…The AAHPERD is a battery that can be easily managed due to its low cost and minimal requirements for space and equipment. This instrument is very useful to evaluate physical parameters associated with daily activities [4].…”

Section: American Alliance For Health Physical Education Recreationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This battery contains manual dexterity and reaction time checks, which are described as important physical aptitude characteristics. Those checks were combined with a questionnaire for personal wellbeing self-assessment [4]. The reliability, inter-rater, intra-rater, and internal consistency of the GFE has been demonstrated.…”

Section: The Groningen Fitness Test For the Elderly (A)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A key issue in clinical geriatrics and in aging studies is the assessment of physical functioning. In recent years, various physical activity batteries have been developed and used in the elderly population in which people are asked to perform several tasks and are measured using different criteria [4]. Neuropsychological Assessment Battery for memory measures and daily living tests may have clinical utility in detecting informant-rated functional impairment in dementia [5].…”

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Batteries assessing functional fitness of older people: a brief review

Rutkauskienė¹,

Lendraitienė²

2019

J., complex., health sci.

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Regular physical activity of older people leads them to more independent life and reduces risk of illness and mortality from various chronic diseases. There are tests for muscular strength, flexibility, aerobic endurance, balance, body mass index, but for the older people is more interesting to know how they are able to do their daily life activities. Physical impairment leads to functional limitation (restriction in physical behaviors such as walking, standing up, stair climbing) which can lead to disability. The batteries contain various types of tests, ranging from basic motor skills to specific day-to-day tasks, depending on the physical activity field to be tested. The purpose of this review is to compare differences in the functional fitness assessing batteries of older adults to determine if they are common to use for physiotherapists and to help them in process of choosing.

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Section: American Alliance For Health Physical Education Recreationmentioning

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Section: The Groningen Fitness Test For the Elderly (A)mentioning

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Batteries assessing functional fitness of older people: a brief review

Rutkauskienė¹,

Lendraitienė²

2019

J., complex., health sci.

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“…Varela et al (31) descreveram e compararam um número considerável de testes, especialmente aqueles direcionados aos idosos, concluindo que apesar dos mesmos apresentarem aspectos referentes ao equilíbrio, há o predomínio da análise de tarefas isoladas, não possibilitando uma avaliação específica dos fatores diretamente responsáveis pela capacidade do controle da postura corporal.…”

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Teste de equilíbrio corporal (TEC) para idosos independentes

Nascimento¹,

Appell²,

Coriolano³

2012

RPCD

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Durante o processo do envelhecimento, a capacidade de controle postural diminui, elevando a probabilidade de quedas e lesões. Desse modo, há necessidade de desenvolver programas de exercícios físicos, específicos, para o equilíbrio corporal, além de testes que avaliem seus efeitos. Em geral, tais testes analisam aspectos isolados, não permitindo uma estimativa precisa dos fatores inerentes ao problema, principalmente, no caso da população fisicamente independente. Um teste de equilíbrio, conhecido na Alemanha é o "GGT -Gleichgewichtstest", o qual está sendo apresentado na versão da língua portuguesa como TEC -teste de equilíbrio corporal. O TEC possui 14 itens, analisa o equilíbrio estático e dinâmico, é de fácil execução e avaliação, apresentando boa objetividade, confiabilidade e validade. 71-RPCD 12 (2): 71-81Body balance test for independent elderlies. ABSTRACTThe capacity for postural control diminishes during the aging process, which results in a higher risk for falls and injuries. It is therefore necessary to develop specific exercise programs for body balance, as well as tests to evaluate their effects.In general, such tests analyze isolated aspects and do not permit a complete evaluation of inherent factors of the problem, especially in a physically independent population. A body balance test that is well known in Germany is the "GGT -Gleichgewichtstest", which is presented in Portuguese version as TEC -teste de equilíbrio corporal. The TEC contains 14 items, analyzes static and dynamic balance, is easy to execute and to evaluate, and has a good objectivity, reliability and validity.

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“…Finally, it is assumed that a field‐based test is useful to identify the level of PF of a certain population when it is able to assess at least some of its integrated components in their four different dimensions: cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, motor, and morphological fitness (Artero et al, ). The psychometric properties and feasibility of field‐based tests designed to assess PF levels have been previously revised in the general population (Castro‐Piñero et al, ; Ortega et al, ; Varela, Ayán, & Cancela, ). However, to the authors' knowledge, there are no comparable studies carried out in populations with DS.…”

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Reliability and Validity of Physical Fitness Field‐Based Tests in Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Pérez

Martínez-Lemos

Ballesteros

et al. 2016

Policy Practice Intel Disabi

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Physical fitness is an important marker of health that can be measured by means of field‐based tests, though research about its psychometric properties when performed by people with Down syndrome is scarce. A systematic review was designed to identify the validity and reliability of the existing physical fitness field‐based tests that have been administered to individuals with Down syndrome. An evidence‐based search for peer‐reviewed studies was conducted informing about the reliability and/or validity of physical fitness field‐based tests that have been administered to individuals with Down syndrome utilizing the PubMed, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus databases throughout the period November 2014 to May 2015. Of the 15 studies selected, all provided information about reliability, but only seven included validity measurement for the field tests chosen to assess physical fitness in Down syndrome cohorts. Aerobic resistance field test assessments were the most frequent, totalling 7 studies, while 5 investigations used strength tests instead and 3 of them used balance tests. Only one study used agility as a parameter. There was a noticeable lack of studies that analyzed the reliability or validity of physical fitness field‐based tests in people with Down syndrome, especially in adult and elderly populations. The half‐mile run‐walk, hand‐held dynamometer, and the four square balance tests seem to be the most valid field‐based tests when assessing aerobic endurance, muscular strength, and balance respectively in groups of persons with Down syndrome.

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Batteries assessing health related fitness in the elderly: a brief review

Cited by 19 publications

References 49 publications

Batteries assessing functional fitness of older people: a brief review

Batteries assessing functional fitness of older people: a brief review

Teste de equilíbrio corporal (TEC) para idosos independentes

Reliability and Validity of Physical Fitness Field‐Based Tests in Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review

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