Timed up and go test performance as an indicator of fall history in institutionalized elderly: a pilot study
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Timed up and go test performance as an indicator of fall history in institutionalized elderly: a pilot studyAuthor(s)
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2017-10Citation
Millán-Calenti JC, Núñez-Naveira L, Lorenzo-López L, Rodríguez-Villamil JL, Muñoz-Mendoza CL, Cabañero-Martínez MJ, Cabrero-García J, Maseda A. Timed up and go test performance as an indicator of fall history in institutionalized elderly: a pilot study. Top Geriatr Rehabil. 2017;33(4):273-279
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Background: Ageing is associated with sensory and physical declines and falling risk.
Objective: To determine the association between 3 performance-based mobility tests and fall history.
Methods: Fifty participants' mobility was assessed by Timed Up and Go (TUG) and 4- and 6-m walking tests (WT).
Results: The TUG performance correlated with 4- and 6-m WT performance, and performance on 4-m WT positively correlated with 6-m WT. Only TUG performance showed a strong relationship to fall history.
Conclusions: Performance tests could indicate the presence of fall history in the institutionalized older adults; the TUG being the most suitable compared with other common WT.
Keywords
Fall risk
Institucionalization
Older adults
Walking test
Institucionalization
Older adults
Walking test
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0882-7524