Journal article
Five times sit-to-stand following stroke: Relationship with strength and balance
Gait & Posture, Vol.78, pp.35-39
2020
Abstract
Background: Rising from a chair is an important functional measure after stroke. Originally developed as a measure of lower-limb strength, the five times sit-to-stand test has shown associations with other measures of impairment, such as balance ability. We aimed to compare strength and balance in their relationship with the five times sit-to-stand test following stroke. Methods: Sixty-one participants following stroke were recruited from two hospitals in this cross-sectional observational study. Participants underwent assessment of the five times sit-to-stand (measured with a stopwatch), bilateral lower-limb muscle strength of seven individual muscle groups (hand-held dynamometry), and standing balance (computerised posturography). Partial correlations (controlling for body mass and height) were used to examine bivariate associations. Regression models with partial F-tests (including pertinent covariates) compared the contribution of strength (both limbs) and balance to five times sit-to-stand time. Results: The strength of the majority of lower-limb muscle groups (6/7) on the paretic side had a significant (P < 0.05) partial correlation with five times sit-to-stand time (r = -0.34 to -0.47) as did all balance measures (r = -0.27 to -0.56). In our regression models, knee extensor strength, total path length, and anteroposterior path velocity provided the largest contribution to five times sit-to-stand over covariates amongst strength and balance measures (R2 = 16.6 to 17.9 %). Partial F-tests revealed that both lower-limb strength and balance contribute to five times sit-to-stand time independent of each other. A regression model containing knee extensor strength and anteroposterior path velocity accounted for 25.5 % of the variance in five times sit-to-stand time over covariates. Conclusions: The strength of the knee extensor muscle group along with measures of standing balance ability (total path length and anteroposterior path velocity) both independently contribute to five times sit-to-stand time. Further research is required to examine how other important impairments post stroke impact five times sit-to-stand performance.
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- Title
- Five times sit-to-stand following stroke: Relationship with strength and balance
- Authors
- Benjamin Mentiplay (Author) - La Trobe UniversityRoss Clark (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health and Sport SciencesKelly Bower (Author) - University of MelbourneGavin Williams (Author) - University of MelbourneYong-Hao Pua (Author) - Singapore General Hospital
- Publication details
- Gait & Posture, Vol.78, pp.35-39
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.03.005
- ISSN
- 0966-6362
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450845602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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