Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait right step clearance score
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Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait right step clearance score
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Definition:
Score to report semiquantitative assessment for gait of the participant/subject examining the right foot swing for step height and clearance while walking down hallway or across room for the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)
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Qualified
Permissible Values:
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Value List
Unit of Measure:
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Code System
Code Description
0
0 = Right foot does not clear floor completely with step
0 = Right foot does not clear floor completely with step
1
1 = Right foot completely clears floor
1 = Right foot completely clears floor
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Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) - gait right step clearance score
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Definition:
Score to report semiquantitative assessment for gait of the participant/subject examining the right foot swing for step height and clearance while walking down hallway or across room for the Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)
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Tinetti ME. Performance-oriented assessment of mobility problems in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1986 Feb;34(2):119-26.