Foot Placement and Arm Position Affect the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Time of Individuals with Chronic Stroke

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. De...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.1-5
Main Authors: Kwong, Patrick W. H., Ng, Shamay S. M., Chung, Raymond C. K., Ng, Gabriel Y. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aged
Arm - physiopathology
Biomechanics
Bodybuilding
Care and treatment
Chronic Disease
Comparative analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foot
Foot - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Patient outcomes
Postural Balance
Rehabilitation
Stroke
Stroke (Disease)
Stroke - physiopathology
Studies
Surgery
Time Factors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2014/636530