Meaningful Change and Responsiveness in Common Physical Performance Measures in Older Adults

By Subashan Perera, S. Mody, R. Woodman, Stephanie A. Studenski. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 2006

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Effect of exercise on physical function, daily living activities, and quality of life in the frail older adults: a meta-analysis. (2012, neutral): “07m/s fter the exercise training program compared with the control roup, which matched the minimal clinical importance change eported by the previous studies.(39,40) Although the BBS score n our study is not a clinically meaningful change,(41) the relaively small improvement might be associated with”
Improvement in Usual Gait Speed Predicts Better Survival in Older Adults (2007, background): “ingful change.(20) In Model 6, the association with survival of a gait speed gain of more than 0.”
Skeletal Muscle Power: A Critical Determinant of Physical Functioning In Older Adults (2012, background): “Many of the more recent studies examining the relationship between muscle power on functional performance in older adults have used the SPPB as study eligibility criteria or as a study outcome measure (4,7,14,15,29).”
Quantitative gait markers and incident fall risk in older adults. (2009, background): “For instance, the 10 cm/s unit is considered a meaningful change in speed over 1 year in older adults ( 31 ).”
Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis (2010, background): “Meaningful changes in the SPPB have been defined [59, 60].”