International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. MDS-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): official scale, item 3.9, Arising from Chair. Updated 2019. Official scale
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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. MDS-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): official scale, item 3.9, Arising from Chair. Updated 2019. Official scale
Conditions: COND-PD Parkinson’s disease
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Parkinson’s disease — transfer
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Item 3.9 begins with arms crossed, allows two additional attempts, then one forward-seat attempt, then up to three armrest-assisted attempts before assistance. It is an ordinal ability rating, not mechanical power or repeated endurance.
Limitations: Only the enumerated transfer-relevant components were adjudicated. Source availability does not imply every statement, supplement, figure or raw datum was checked.
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- Sit to stand and functional transfer assessment and prognosis in Parkinson’s disease · reference 18 · original reference
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