Short Physical Performance Battery

The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a well-known and sensitive performance test which combines the results of 3 balance tests, a gait speed test and a chair stand test into one score. Hand-clocked durations are used to indicate the performance capacity for individual components which are scaled to a grade between 0 and 4 and add up to a score between 0 and 12. The DynaPort MoveTest is remotely controlled and can therefore be used to automatically calculate the scores. However, the separate components can also be qualitatively analysed with the other MoveTest modules.

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Method

Each test is of the SPPB is marked during data collection. The durations of these marked sections are determined and scored based on the SPPB score tool which can be found here.

Research

The SPPB has been shown to be predictive of risk of disability among the community-dwelling patients [1], patient mortality, the need for admission to a nursing home and reliance on health care among the general older population, as well as continued decline in ADLs and the development of disability [2].

Short Physical Performance Battery

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