At the start of the test, the participants were instructed to stand up and sit down as quickly as possible, five times in a row, with their arms crossed over the chest. The total time required for the five repe
Logarithmic formulae based on sitting height provided a good fit for values for children (less than 25 years). Compared to other populations the sitting height-standing height ratio was low for this population, (0.48 vs 0.52) reflecting their relatively long limbs and shorter thoracic height. ...
Individuals with a positive Apley’s Compression test performed poorer (fewer cycles of rising and sitting) on the Timed Chair Test (mean difference of 8; p = 0.02). No other special tests were significantly associated with differences in performance-based outcomes. With respect to self-...
Standardization documents still need improvement, especially on normative values. Also, the comparison between different devices requires further study. In the absence of this data, the ERS Task Force recommends that reference values should be derived from the most similar to the device in use100. ...
For example, the TUG test measures the time it takes for a subject to rise from a chair, walk at a normal pace to a marker placed 3 m away, and then return to the chair. The ACT involves the subject sitting on a chair and holding a dumbbell (3.6 kg for men and 2.3 kg for ...
No cut off or normative values are available. Respondent burden. Approximately 10 minutes to complete. The questions are not burdensome in terms of the reading level required or their emotional content. Administrative burden. Scoring by hand takes approximately 10 minutes; computerized scoring can be...
It is performed by recording the amount of time taken (in secs) for the participant to stand up from a chair, walk around a cone placed three metres away and return to sitting on the chair. Left and right grip strength was measured in kg using a hand grip dynamometer, with the elbow...
to complete)7. For either technique, measurements can be affected by age, the rate and pattern of distention, patient position and biomechanical and structural properties of the rectum7,140,141; hence, it is essential for results to be interpreted in the context of appropriate normative values....
We used the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test since is considered an easy, cheap, fast and valid tool providing valuable predictive information to identify patients at a risk of falls25. The patient is placed in sitting position in an armchair and is asked to stand up without the use of the ...
A trained research associate performed measurements on both arms of the athlete while they were in a sitting position, following a resting period of 5 min, and repeated the measurements after 2 min. Athletes with a mean SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg were ...