TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Four Square Step Test with foam is more accurate than those without foam for discriminating between older adults with and without fall history
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Mathurapongsakul, Phakkanut
A1  - Siriphorn, Akkradate
SP  - 624
EP  - 628
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim was to compare the use of the four square step test (FSST) and the four square step test with foam surface (FSST+foam) scores for discriminating between adults, faller older adults, and non-faller older adults. <br><br>METHODS: Fifty-four participants (18 for each group) were assessed using the FSST and FSST+foam. The area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic curve was calculated and used to compare the accuracy of the tests. <br><br>RESULTS: The FSST+foam was more accurate than FSST for discriminating between faller and non-faller older adults (AUCs were 0.765 and 0.725, respectively.) and between non-faller older adults and adults (AUCs were 0.99 and 0.95, respectively.). The cutoff score for discriminating between faller and non-faller older adults was 11.21, with sensitivity and specificity of 0.889 and 0.611, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSION: FSST+foam could be used as an alternative assessment for discriminating between adults, faller and non-faller older adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0363
ID  - ref1
ER  -