A Smartphone App for the Short Physical Performance Battery
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a standardized assessment of lower extremity physical performance. It has undergone extensive methodological testing, has been used throughout the world and in high profile observational studies and clinical trials in aging research. Testing takes about 10 minutes, requires the use of paper, pencil and a stopwatch, and requires that results be transcribed into a database or clinical record. A newly developed smart phone app contains the text of the instructions read to the subject, has skip patterns built in, uses the phone as the stopwatch and records and transmits results. This makes administration much easier and quicker, helps retain standardized administration over long periods of time and eliminates errors in recording and transferring results. Results of pilot work with this app will be presented. It is expected that this technology will greatly expand the use of this battery in research and clinical practice.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: J.M. Guralnik, D. Rooks, T. Webb
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2725568634