Further validation of the Six-Spot Step Test as a measure of ambulation in multiple sclerosis

Gait and Posture

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 222-227

  Sandroff, Brian M ^a   Motl, Robert W ^a   Sosnoff, Jacob J ^a   Pula, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Multiple sclerosis; Six spot step test; Timed 25 foot walk; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXPERIMENTAL LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY TEST; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIX SPOT STEP TEST; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84964294529     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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