Preliminary validation of the short physical performance battery in older adults with multiple sclerosis: secondary data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are relatively few standard, objective measures for studying physical function among older adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet such measures are necessary considering the shift in prevalence and associated consequences of both MS and older age on physical function. We undertook a preliminary examination of the construct validity of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) scores in older adults with MS based on an expected differential pattern of associations with measures of lower and upper extremity function.

Methods

The sample included 48 persons with MS aged 50 years and older who were enrolled in a pilot, randomized controlled trial of exercise training. Participants completed the SPPB and other objective and self-report measures of lower and uppe

SUBMITTER: Motl RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4668658 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature