Walking speed (WS) is a valid, reliable, and sensitive measure appropriate for assessing
and monitoring functional status and overall health in a wide range of populations. These …

Walking speed is “almost the perfect measure.” 1 A reliable, valid, 2, 3 sensitive 4 and
specific 5 measure, self-selected walking speed (WS), also termed gait velocity, correlates …

Background and aims: The five-timessit-to-stand test (FTSST) is a physical performance test
commonly-used in clinical geriatric studies. The relationship between FTSST times and …

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion guidelines correctly promote a general restrictive
transfusion approach for anemic hospitalized patients. Such recommendations have been …

Background Walk tests are commonly used to evaluate walking ability in frail older adults
with dementia but their psychometric evidence in this population is lacking. Objectives 1) To …

Background and Purpose: Gait dysfunction is a common target for pharmacological,
behavioral, and surgical interventions in persons with Parkinson disease. However, the …

Background and Purpose: Measurement of gait performance in individuals with Parkinson's
disease (PD) can be challenging because of the daily fluctuations in performance and the …

Usual gait speed is a consistent predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling
elderly people. The reliability and validity of the 4-m gait speed (4MGS) has recently been …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the usual gait speed of asymptomatic adult and elderly Brazilians
with a 10-meter walk test and to compare the results with foreign reference values …

Background and aims: Gait speed is a commonly-used assessment and outcomes measure
in geriatric clinical and research settings. Although relative reliability of usual gait speed has …