Development of reference values for the Functional Mobility Assessment.
OBJECTIVE
To obtain reference values for healthy participants performing the Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA). The FMA is a reliable and valid tool used to examine functional abilities subjectively and objectively in patients with lower-extremity sarcoma in all components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health model (body function, activity, and participation).


METHODS
Children, adolescents, and young adults who were healthy, representing a sample of convenience (n = 503; 260 females, age 10-21 years), participated in this study.


RESULTS
Means and standard deviations for all participants: Timed Up and Down Stairs 6.18 ± 0.8 seconds, Timed Up and Go 3.78 ± 0.6 seconds, 9-minute run/walk 4161 ± 893 feet, and the FMA total 59 ± 3.


CONCLUSIONS
The reference values provided in this study will allow health care professionals to compare the functional abilities of children, adolescents, and young adults with lower extremity sarcoma to age- and gender-matched healthy peers when using the FMA.
Department of Physical Therapy , Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA 17003, USA. marchese@lvc.edu
Victoria G
VG
Marchese
Kathryn N
KN
Oriel
Jessica A
JA
Fry
Jamie L
JL
Kovacs
Ryan L
RL
Weaver
Maureen M
MM
Reilly
Jill P
JP
Ginsberg
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult