[German translation of the performance-oriented mobility assessment according to Tinetti].
BACKGROUND
In clinical research as well as good clinical practice increasing importance is placed on standardized and evaluated procedures. They provide information which is important for the prognosis, determination of the need for interventions, determination of treatment goals and evaluation of treatment approaches and outcomes. Furthermore, they serve as justification of the reimbursement for presentation to official bodies. Until now no officially authorized German version of the performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA) according to Tinetti was available.


OBJECTIVE
This article presents a methodically translated German version of the POMA that also includes so far partially unpublished instructions for the examiner and the examined person.


METHODS
The internationally recognized recommendations for the cross-cultural adaptation of health status measures served as the foundation of the translation process. By means of three translations from the original language into the target language a preliminary consensus version was developed, which was then translated back into the original language by two native speakers.


CONCLUSIONS
With this new and for the first time authorized German translation of the POMA a version of this assessment is available that achieves unification and standardization in German speaking countries and guarantees an improved comparability with international studies.
Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland. samuel.schuelein@waldkrankenhaus.de.
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Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.|Institut für Psychogerontologie, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Deutschland.
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Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
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Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
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Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.|Institut für Psychogerontologie, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Deutschland.
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Geriatrie-Zentrum Erlangen, Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien gGmbH, Rathsberger Str. 57, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture; D014175:Translating
Balance; Falling-risk Assessment; Gait; Standardization; Translation