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OBJECTIVE: To investigate: (i) intra-rater, inter-rater and test-retest
reliability of the Timed Floor Transfer Test (FTT); (ii) validity of FTT times
with stroke-specific impairments and functional mobility; and (iii) cut-off time
that best discriminates people with stroke from healthy older adults. DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University-based rehabilitation laboratory.
SUBJECTS: Forty-seven people with stroke and 35 healthy older adults. METHODS: FTT completion times were measured along with a Fugl-Meyer assessment of the
lower extremities (FMA-LE); Five Times Sit-To-Stand Test (FTSTST) completion
times, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) scores; Timed "Up & Go" (TUG) test; and
assessment using the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). RESULTS:
FTT completion times showed good to excellent intra-rater, inter-rater and
test-retest reliability. The minimal detectable change of FTT completion times
was 7.7 s. A cut-off time of 8.8 s was found to discriminate well between people
with stroke and healthy older adults. The FTT times showed significant negative
correlation with FMA-LE scores and BBS scores, and significant positive
correlation with FTSTS completion times and TUG times.
CONCLUSION: The FTT is a
reliable clinical test for assessing the floor-transfer ability of people with chronic stroke.

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