Short-Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score is associated with falls in older outpatients.

Fulvio LauretaniAndrea TicinesiLuciano GiontiBeatrice PratiAntonio NouvenneClaudio TanaTiziana MeschiMarcello Maggio

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2018)

SPPB total score was independently associated with reported falls in older outpatients, resulting non-inferior to POMA scale. The use of SPPB for fall risk assessment should be implemented.

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