@article{ref1,
title="The development of simple screening tool for predict risk of falls in Thai community-dwelling elderly",
journal="Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand",
year="2016",
author="Poncumhak, Puttipong and Sittitan, Maitip and Srithawong, Arunrat",
volume="99",
number="8",
pages="956-962",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To develop and examine the psychometric properties of the Three Times Sit-to-Stand Test (TTSST) to evaluate its functional capacity and to predict the risk of fall in community-dwelling elderly. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Thirty-six subjects aged older than 60 years, who experienced fall or non-fall, were tested for their functional ability using the TTSST and the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST). <br><br>RESULTS: The data demonstrated excellent reliability (ICCs = 0.943-0.991) and could clearly distinguish the ability of falling and non-falling subjects. In addition, the TTSST showed significant correlation with the FTSST (r = 0.942, p<0.001), and was an excellent fall indicator (sensitivity 88.89%, specificity 100%, AUC = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.81-1.00). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The TTSST is a valid and reliable method for assessing fall risk factors of community-dwelling elderly. We recommend a TTSST greater than 4.54 seconds as the optimal cut-off score for reliable fall risk prediction for the elderly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0125-2208",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}