Feasibility and inter-rater reliability of physical performance measures in acutely admitted older medical patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physical performance measures can be used to predict functional decline and increased dependency in older persons. However, few studies have assessed the feasibility or reliability of such measures in hospitalized older patients. Here we assessed the feasibility and inter-rater reliability of four simple measures of physical performance in acutely admitted older medical patients.

Design

During the first 24 hours of hospitalization, the following were assessed twice by different raters in 52 (≥ 65 years) patients admitted for acute medical illness: isometric hand grip strength, 4-meter gait speed, 30-s chair stand and Cumulated Ambulation Score. Relative reliability was expressed as weighted kappa for the Cumulated Ambulation Score or as intra-class correlation coef

SUBMITTER: Bodilsen AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4338133 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature