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Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 13, No. 6, 492-497 (1999)
DOI: 10.1191/026921599669297035
© 1999 SAGE Publications

Screening for mobility disorders by the Mobility Control subscale of the short version of the Sickness Impact Profile

J MM Jannink-Nijlant

Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands

J PM Diederiks

Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroeck/University of Maastricht, Department of Medical Sociology, The Netherlands

M AH Brouwers

Academic Hospital of Maastricht, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Netherlands

J FM Metsemakers

University of Maastricht, Department of Family Medicine, The Netherlands

Objective: To test the usefulness of the Mobility Control subscale (MC scale) of the short version of the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP68) as a simple self-administered questionnaire for screening mobility disorders in a population of independent living elderly.

Design: The SIP68-MC scale was compared with the results of one functional test as independent criteria.

Subjects and setting: A group of 81 people of 70 years and older was selected from a potential population of over 200 people. All were independent living elderly persons selected from a general practice.

Interventions: The short version of the Sickness Impact Profile and questions about falling last year were applied. Three functional tests were carried out: walking 10 metres, get up and sit down in a chair five times and a test for standing balance. A trained observer rated all tests.

Results: It is shown that the sensitivity of the MC scale (cut-off point: 1) with the total functional score is 91%, with a relative low specificity (59%). The relationship between the SIP-MC score and falling frequency is significant when there is a falling frequency equal to or more than two times a year. Conclusion: It is concluded that the MC scale is a useful test for screening mobility disorders in the elderly.


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