OBJECTIVE: To investigate the interaction of seat height and arm position with completion times for the Five Times Sit-To-Stand test (FTSTS) in older women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University-based rehabilitation centre. SUBJECTS: Thirty-three women (mean age 61.8 years, standard deviation 5.3) participated in this cross-sectional study. METHODS: Time taken to complete the FTSTS with different seat heights (85%, 100% and 115% of knee height) and arm positions (arms across chest, or hands on thighs) was measured with a stopwatch. RESULTS: FTSTS completion times differed significantly between seat heights of 85% and 115% knee height and between seat heights of 100% and 115% knee height for both arm positions. There was no significant difference between FTSTS completion times for the 2 arm positions at any seat height. CONCLUSION: A lower seat height resulted in longer FTSTS completion times in women over 55 years of age, whereas arm position did not significantly affect FTSTS completion times.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the interaction of seat height and arm position with completion times for the Five Times Sit-To-Stand test (FTSTS) in older women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University-based rehabilitation centre. SUBJECTS: Thirty-three women (mean age 61.8 years, standard deviation 5.3) participated in this cross-sectional study. METHODS: Time taken to complete the FTSTS with different seat heights (85%, 100% and 115% of knee height) and arm positions (arms across chest, or hands on thighs) was measured with a stopwatch. RESULTS: FTSTS completion times differed significantly between seat heights of 85% and 115% knee height and between seat heights of 100% and 115% knee height for both arm positions. There was no significant difference between FTSTS completion times for the 2 arm positions at any seat height. CONCLUSION: A lower seat height resulted in longer FTSTS completion times in women over 55 years of age, whereas arm position did not significantly affect FTSTS completion times.
Authors: Marcia Uchoa de Rezende; Fabiane Elize Sabine de Farias; Cleidnéia Aparecida Clemente da Silva; Claudia Helena de Azevedo Cernigoy; Olavo Pires de Camargo Journal: BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Date: 2017-02-14
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