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Foot Placement and Arm Position Affect the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Time of Individuals with Chronic Stroke
Joint Authors
Chung, Raymond C. K.
Ng, Shamay S. M.
Kwong, Patrick W. H.
Ng, Gabriel Y. F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To investigate the effect of two foot placements (normal or posterior placement) and three arm positions (hands on the thighs, arms crossed over chest, and augmented arm position with elbow extended) on the five times sit-to-stand (FTSTS) test times of individuals with chronic stroke.
Design.
Cross-sectional study.
Setting.
University-based rehabilitation clinic.
Participants.
A convenience sample of community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke (N=45).
Methods.
The times in completing the FTSTS with two foot placements and the three arm positions were recorded by stopwatch.
Results.
Posterior foot placement led to significantly shorter FTSTS times when compared with normal foot placement in all the 3 arm positions (P≤0.001).
In addition, hands on thigh position led to significantly longer FTSTS times than the augmented arm position (P=0.014).
Conclusion.
Our results showed that foot placement and arm position could influence the FTSTS times of individuals with chronic stroke.
Standardizing the foot placement and arm position in the test procedure is essential, if FTSTS test is intended to be used repeatedly on the same subject.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kwong, Patrick W. H.& Ng, Shamay S. M.& Chung, Raymond C. K.& Ng, Gabriel Y. F.. 2014. Foot Placement and Arm Position Affect the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Time of Individuals with Chronic Stroke. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487059
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kwong, Patrick W. H.…[et al.]. Foot Placement and Arm Position Affect the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Time of Individuals with Chronic Stroke. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487059
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kwong, Patrick W. H.& Ng, Shamay S. M.& Chung, Raymond C. K.& Ng, Gabriel Y. F.. Foot Placement and Arm Position Affect the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Time of Individuals with Chronic Stroke. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487059
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487059