Measures mobility in people who are able to walk on their own (assistive device permitted)

Instructions:

The person may wear their usual footwear and can use any assistive device they normally use.

1. Have the person sit in the chair with their back to the chair and their arms resting on the

arm rests.

2. Ask the person to stand up from a standard chair and walk 10 feet (3m).

3. Have the person turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again.

Timing begins when the person starts to rise from the chair and ends when he or she returns to

the chair and sits down.

The person should be given 1 practice trial and the 3 actual trials. The times from the three actual

trials are averaged.

Predictive results

Seconds Rating

< 10 Freely Mobile

< 20 Mostly Independent

20-29 Variable Mobility

> 30 Impaired Mobility