title: Five Times Sit-To-Stand test completion times among older women: Influence of seat height and arm position.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the interaction of seat height and arm position with completion times for the Five Times Sit-To-Stand test (FTSTS) in older women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-based rehabilitation centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-three women (mean age 61.8 years, standard deviation 5.3) participated in this cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Time taken to complete the FTSTS with different seat heights (85%, 100% and 115% of knee height) and arm positions (arms across chest, or hands on thighs) was measured with a stopwatch.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FTSTS completion times differed significantly between seat heights of 85% and 115% knee height and between seat heights of 100% and 115% knee height for both arm positions. There was no significant difference between FTSTS completion times for the 2 arm positions at any seat height.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A lower seat height resulted in longer FTSTS completion times in women over 55 years of age, whereas arm position did not significantly affect FTSTS completion times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (SAR), China. Shamay.Ng@inet.polyu.edu.hk, rssng@inet.polyu.edu.hk, Shamay.Ng@polyu.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Shamay S M
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Susanna Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Lauren S W
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Ann S L
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Selena H I
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ieong
authors.forename: Shirley S M
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers