Open AccessBalance Evaluation of Prefrail and Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Author(s) -
Larissa Tomasauskas Marques,
Natália Camargo Rodrigues,
Emanuella Oliveira Angeluni,
Fernanda Pinheiro Amador dos Santos Pessanha,
Natália Maíra da Cruz Alves,
Renato Campos Freire Júnior,
Eduardo Ferriolli,
Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of geriatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.185
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2152-0895
pISSN - 1539-8412
DOI - 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000147
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , center of pressure (fluid mechanics) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , force platform , dynamic balance , eyes open , physical therapy , physics , aerodynamics , quantum mechanics , engineering , aerospace engineering
With the increase in the percentage of the population in older adulthood, issues such as frailty syndrome need to be considered. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and center of pressure (COP) in their ability to discriminate between nonfrail, prefrail, and frail older adults. The proposed hypothesis is that frail older adults would show poorer performance in BESTest tasks and higher oscillation of COP on a force platform.