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For older adults just admitted to the hospital, how well they can stand up from a chair 30 times in 30 seconds is linked to their walking and balance, but the link isn’t strong enough to use the test as a reliable measure on its own.

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Validity and Responsiveness to Change of the 30-Second Chair-Stand Test in Older Adults Admitted to an Emergency Department.

Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2019 Oct/Dec

The study looks at the same test and patients as the claim and finds it is linked to walking and balance, though not perfectly. It agrees the test works, but thinks it's good enough to use.

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Validity and Responsiveness to Change of the 30-Second Chair-Stand Test in Older Adults Admitted to an Emergency Department.

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DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000166

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A lot of older patients in the hospital can't do even one sit-to-stand in 30 seconds, so this test isn't great at tracking whether they're getting worse or better when they start off very weak.

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Doing the 30-second chair stand test—standing up and sitting down as many times as you can in half a minute—can accurately show how strong your legs are and how well they work as you get older.

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For older adults in the ER, how many times they can stand up from a chair in 30 seconds is closely linked to their overall mobility — each extra stand means nearly a 5-point boost in their mobility score.

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For older people who aren't very mobile and end up in the ER, a test called DEMMI seems better at tracking small improvements in movement than the simple chair-stand test — especially for those who started out the weakest.

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