Table 2 Tests to assess the functional abilities
Test | Parameters | Description |
|---|---|---|
Berg balance test | Postural stability | Performance of 14 functional tasks [7]. The inter-rater reliability was also high, with a pooled estimate of 0.97[17] |
Timed Up and Go (with and without D-T) | Functional balance | Get up from a chair, walk 3 m at a normal pace, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again [31, 35], participant test was carried out by carrying a ball [1, 14]. The test–retest reliability (ICC) ranged from 0.54 to 0.85[11] |
Short Physical Performance Battery | Lower extremity function: static balance, gait speed, and getting in and out of a chair | Side-by-side, semi-tandem, and tandem stands (10 s); 4 m walk test at a comfortable speed and 5 quickly sit to stand from a chair without upper extremity assistance [1, 24]. test–retest reliability of the SPPB was high: 0.87 for subjects aged 65 to 74 years[23] |
tandem gait test(TGT) | Dynamic gait balance | to take 12 consecutive steps with the feet aligned heel to toe in tandem on a straight line with their eyes open (stopwatch), without walking aids, and with their arms hanging by the sides of their body [27]. Reliability coefficients were 0.62 for tandem gait for the disabled sample[22] |