Intra and Inter Reliability of 30 Seconds Chair Stand Test.

The sit to stand activity is used as a functional balance exercise in the Stepping On program (Refer to Appendix A for Stepping On's exercise program) and also is used in this study as a screening tool to determine each participant's fall risk. The 30 Second Chair Stand Test.

The 30-second chair stand test involves standing up from a chair and sitting down as quickly and safely as possible, preferably without the use of upper extremity support. It is measured by the number of times a person comes to a full standing position from a chair in 30 seconds.

Normative Data, Test-Retest Reliability and Criterion Validity in a sample of Community-Dwelling Elderly Jones CJ, Rikli RE, Beam WC. A 30-s chair-stand test as a measure of lower body strength in community-residing older adults. Res Q Exerc Sport. 1999 Jun;70(2):113-119. (Institutional access).

The purpose was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the 50-Foot Timed Walk (50FWT), and 30-Second Chair Stand Test (30CST) in the patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA). The study was a test-retest study. 37 patients with THA performed two trials for both the 30CTS and 50FWT on the same day with one hour interval.

Repeat until 30 seconds expires; Test administrator provides test instructions to subject, keeps time, counts number of repetitions completed in 30 seconds, and announces when time has been completed. Normal ranges are between the 25th and 75th percentiles as indicated by score. Chair stand performance correlates well with stair-climbing.

Title: Validity and normative data for the 30-second chair stand test in elderly community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese. Running title: 30-second chair stand in Chinese elderly Key Words: validity, normative data, isometric strength, chair stand test Authors: D J Macfarlane1, K L Chou2, Y H Cheng2, I Chi2.

The “Chair Stand” test measures the total number of sit-to-stands that can be completed by an individual in 30 seconds. The objective is to stand up fully from a standard arm chair (approximate seat height of 46 cm), return the buttocks to the chair.

Stand in front of a chair or bench with your feet at shoulder's width apart, facing away from it. Place your hands on your hips. Squat down and lightly touch the chair before standing back up. A good sized chair is one that makes your knees at right angles when you are sitting. Keep doing this until you're fatigued.

The 30 second arm curl test is a good predictor of arm flexor strength as well as overall upper body strength.

Simple functional performance tests and mortality in COPD. Milo A. Puhan, Lara Siebeling. When 15 s were left patients were told “You have 15 seconds left until the test is over”. To measure handgrip strength we used the Jamar Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer (JA. A 30-s chair-stand test as a measure of lower body strength in community.

The 30-second chair stand test assesses the patients muscle strength and endurance. The four-stage balance test evaluates the static balance of an individual. Appropriate guidance, supervision, and support were given to the staff by the project leader throughout the implementation period to ensure accuracy and sustainability.

The following link provides a variety of factors that may influence the results and therefore, the test reliability. Validity. Test validity refers to the degree to which the test measures what it claims to measure and the extent to which inferences, conclusions, and decisions made based on test scores are appropriate and meaningful.