@article{ref1,
title="Availability of the Two-step Test to evaluate balance in frail people in a day care service",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2017",
author="Kojima, Kazunori and Kamai, Daisuke and Ishitani, Shogo and Watanabe, Susumu",
volume="29",
number="6",
pages="1025-1028",
abstract="[Purpose] This study evaluated balance tests in users of a day care service who needed nursing care or support, and investigated the usefulness of the Two-step Test for evaluating balance. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were users of a day care service, and had certified need for long-term care or support. All subjects were able to undergo the balance evaluations. Balance tests included the 3-m Timed Up and Go test (TUG), the one-leg standing time, and the Two-step Test. [Results] The Two-step Test and other balance tests were strongly correlated. [Conclusion] In this study of subjects who needed nursing care or support, the results were the same as in a previous study of subjects who did not need nursing care or support. The Two-step Test should be considered as an indicator of balance ability in elderly individuals requiring nursing care or support.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.29.1025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.29.1025"
}