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    30 Second Chair Stand Test

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    Flocia Mihai Daniel
    The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Purpose: To test leg strength and endurance Equipment: A chair with a straight back without arm rests (seat 17” high) A stopwatch

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    The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Purpose: To test leg strength and endurance Equipment: A chair with a straight back without arm rests (seat 17” high) A stopwatch

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    The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Purpose: To test leg strength and endurance Equipment: A chair with a straight back without arm rests (seat 17” high) A stopwatch

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    30 Second Chair Stand Test

    Uploaded by

    Flocia Mihai Daniel
    The 30-Second Chair Stand Test Purpose: To test leg strength and endurance Equipment: A chair with a straight back without arm rests (seat 17” high) A stopwatch

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    © All Rights Reserved
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    Patient:

    Date:

    Time:

    AM/PM

    The 30-Second Chair Stand Test

    Purpose: To test leg strength and endurance


    Equipment:
    A chair with a straight back without arm rests (seat 17 high)
    A stopwatch
    Instructions to the patient:
    1. Sit in the middle of the chair.
    2. Place your hands on the opposite
    shoulder crossed at the wrists.
    3. Keep your feet flat on the floor.
    4. Keep your back straight and
    keep your arms against your chest.
    5. On Go, rise to a full standing
    position and then sit back down again.
    6. Repeat this for 30 seconds.
    On Go, begin timing.
    If the patient must use his/her arms to stand, stop the test.

    Record 0 for the number and score.


    Count the number of times the patient comes to a full standing

    position in 30 seconds.
    If the patient is over halfway to a standing position when

    30 seconds have elapsed, count it as a stand.


    Record the number of times the patient stands in 30 seconds.
    Number: _________ Score ___________ See next page.
    A below average score indicates a high risk for falls.
    Notes:
    For relevant articles, go to: www.cdc.gov/injury/STEADI
    Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention
    National Center for Injury
    Prevention and Control

    Chair StandBelow Average Scores

    Age

    Men

    Women

    60-64

    < 14

    < 12

    65-69

    < 12

    < 11

    70-74

    < 12

    < 10

    75-79

    < 11

    < 10

    80-84

    < 10

    <9

    85-89

    <8

    <8

    90-94

    <7

    <4

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