Norwegian reference values for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): the Tromso Study

• Published in: BMC Geriatrics
• Main Authors: Bergland, Astrid, Strand, Bjørn Heine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC (part of Springer Nature) 2019
• Subjects: Physical functions; Mobilities; Performance based measures; Reference values; Tromso; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10642/7837; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1234-8

Background: The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is a common well-established instrument to measure physical performance. It involves a timed 4-m walk, timed repeated chair sit-to-stand test, and 10-s balance tests (side-by-side, semi-tandem, and full-tandem). We aimed to establish referenc...