Age Related Timed Up and Go Test Values and Its Analysis among Elderly Kanchipuram District Population
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‘Timed Up and Go’ test: Age, gender and cognitive impairment stratified normative values of older adults
AIMS The aim of this study was to establish 'Timed up and Go' test (TUG) normative data among community dwelling older adults stratified based on cognitive status, gender and age groups. METHODS A total of 2084 community dwelling older adults from wave I and II were recruited through a multistage random sampling method. TUG was performed using the standard protocol and scores were then strati...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2018/37054.12111