Validation of the Lower extremity functional scale in community-dwelling elderly people

dc.contributor.author	Στασή, Σοφία	el
dc.contributor.author	Παπαθανασίου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κορρές, Νεκτάριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μαρινάκης, Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Χρονόπουλος, Ευστάθιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-27T21:44:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-27T21:44:17Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/4891
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.elsevier-masson.fr/	en
dc.subject	Older people
dc.subject	Κάτω λειτουργική κλίμακα
dc.subject	Έρευνα υγείας
dc.subject	Ηλικιωμένοι άνθρωποι
dc.subject	Lower exciemity functional scale
dc.subject	SF-36 R
dc.subject	Timed up and co (TUG) test
dc.subject	Health survey
dc.title	Validation of the Lower extremity functional scale in community-dwelling elderly people	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	determination of functional status cut-off points using TUG test	en
heal.classification	Therapeutic
heal.classification	Physical therapy
heal.classification	Θεραπευτική
heal.classification	Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008985
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101568
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Φυσικοθεραπεία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002087
heal.contributorName	Μπαλτόπουλος, Παναγιώτης	el
heal.contributorName	Παπαϊωάννου, Νικόλαος	el
heal.identifier.secondary	ISSN 1878-7649
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.04.004
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας	el
heal.publicationDate	2013-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Stasi, S., Papathanasiou, G., Korres, N., Marinakis, G., Chronopoulos, E. et.al. (2013) Validation of the lower extremity functional scale in community dwelling elderly people: (LEFS-Greek) determination of functional status cut-off points using TUG test. European geriatric medicine. 4(4), pp.237-241.	en
heal.abstract	Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate structural and validity properties of the Greek version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS-Greek) in elderly individuals. Furthermore, to explore the ability of Timed Up & Go (TUG) test as an additional validation criterion. Methods: Two hundred and two individuals were randomly selected from a large cohort of community¬dwelling elderly people with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders. The structural properties of LEFS-Greek were examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The concurrent validity of the instrument was tested against the subscales of the physical functioning and role physical SF-3bM Health Survey-Greek version and the TUG test. Known-groups validity was examined to assess questionnaire's ability to discriminate participants into subgroups according to their use of a cane. The cut-off points of the LEFS-Greek were obtained by ROC analysis using the TUG test as external criterion. Results: Factor analysis demonstrated that the scale has a single-factor structure. LEFS-Greek was strongly correlated with SF36-PF, SF36-RP and TUG test (0.93, 0.62, and -0.72, respectively; P < 0.001). The questionnaire was able to distinguish between the subgroups (LEFS-Greek subgroup scores 19.70 ± 14.43 vs. 53.03 i 20.39, respectively; P< 0.001). In ROC analysis the area under the curve for LEFS- Greek was 0.978 (95%CI 0.94-1.02. P < 0.003}, with cut-off points at 53, and sensitivity and specificity of 92% and 96% respectively. Conclusion: LEFS-Greek is a valid assessment tool that can be used to measure functional ability in individuals with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders. This is the first study in which specific cut¬off points were determined.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier Masson	en
heal.journalName	European geriatric medicine	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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