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Reliability and Validity of “L” Test in Young Elderly


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Articles
Publisher
Asor
Publishing Date
01-Sep-2019
volume
02
Issue
10
Pages
28-31
  • Abstract

Background: The ability to walk at home and outside safely is essential for all adults. Functional mobility, balance, anticipatory and reactive control may get hampered or altered with ageing. Various intrinsic factors such as strength of muscles, joint mobility and extrinsic factors like uneven ground, obstacles, public transports can affect balance. “L” test is a modified version of timed up and go test. “L” test is a newer outcome measure. Therefore, it is essential to establish normative values which can be used for reference for future studies as well as for screening and management for the elderly population. Result and Analysis: Reliability and Validity of “L” Test was analysed using Intra-class correlation (ICC) and Spearman's correlation. Intra-class Correlation(ICC) at 95% Confidence Interval(CI) for intra-rater reliability is 0.822 and ICC at 95% CI for inter-rater reliability is 0.820. A significant positive correlation was seen between duration of “L” Test and duration of TUG (r = 0.813, p<0.001). Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that “L” Test has a good intra and inter rater reliability and concurrent validity with TUG Test. Therefore, it could be used as a tool for geriatric assessment of balance, function, anticipatory and reactive control as well as risk of falls in young elderly population in an urban setting.