Accelerometer data from the performance of sit-to-stand test by elderly people.

ABSTRACT: The sit-to-stand test is commonly used by clinicians and researchers to analyze the functional capacity of older adults. The test consists to stand up and sit down from a chair and can be applied either in function of a predetermined number of repetitions to be completed or according to a specific time. The most common tool used by the evaluators is the chronometer, due to its low cost and ease of use. However, this tool may miss some important data throughout the test, such as the stand-up time and the total time of each repetition, as well as other kinematic and kinetic variables. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new cheap and affordable tools to capture these data with reliability. In this perspective, the development of mobile applications can be a valid and reliable alternative f

SUBMITTER: Marques DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7522482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature