Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait trunk support score

General Details:

Name:
Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait trunk support score
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
Score to report semiquantitative assessment for gait of the participant/subject examining ability to maintain steady balance of the trunk of the body while walking down hallway or across room for the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
0 0 = Marked sway or uses walking aid 0 = Marked sway or uses walking aid
1 1 = No sway, but flexion of knees or back or spread arms out while walking 1 = No sway, but flexion of knees or back or spread arms out while walking
2 2 = No sway, no flexion, no use of arms and no walking aid 2 = No sway, no flexion, no use of arms and no walking aid

Designations:

Designation:
Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait trunk support score
Tags:

Designations:

Definition:
Score to report semiquantitative assessment for gait of the participant/subject examining ability to maintain steady balance of the trunk of the body while walking down hallway or across room for the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)
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Reference Documents:

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Document:
Tinetti ME. Performance-oriented assessment of mobility problems in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1986 Feb;34(2):119-26.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
Xn_N7oZNnAB
Version:
3.1
Source:
NINDS
Id:
C11959
Version:
3
Source:
BRICS Variable Name
Id:
POMAGaitTrunkSupportScore
Version: