Open AccessReliability and Validity of Computerized Force Platform Measures of Balance Function in Healthy Older Adults
Author(s) -
Cathy C. Harro,
Chelsea Garascia
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.0000000000000175
Subject(s) - intraclass correlation , standard error , confidence interval , balance (ability) , gait , medicine , posturography , physical therapy , falls in older adults , physical medicine and rehabilitation , reliability (semiconductor) , cohort , poison control , statistics , psychometrics , injury prevention , mathematics , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , environmental health
Postural control declines with aging and is an independent risk factor for falls in older adults. Objective examination of balance function is warranted to direct fall prevention strategies. Force platform (FP) systems provide quantitative measures of postural control and analysis of different aspects of balance. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of FP measures in healthy older adults.