Citation

Patiño A, Oré-Ramo B, Araujo-Castillo RV. J. Aging Phys. Act. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1.

Affiliation

Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Alameda San Marcos cuadra 2, Chorrillos, Lima, Perú.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Human Kinetics Publishers)

DOI

10.1123/japa.2018-0400

PMID

30676197

Abstract

We would like to express our opinion regarding a paper by Phakkanut Mathurapongsakul and Akkradate Siriphorn recently published in your journal about a test for Discriminating between Older Adults with and without fall History. The goal of our letter is to highlight the importance of using adequate definitions of sensibility and specificity in test accuracy studies.

Language: en

Keywords

Geriatrics; Sensibility; Specificity