Predicting the Probability for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using the Timed Up & Go Test
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Accuracy of Timed Up and Go Test for screening risk of falls among community-dwelling elderly.
OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) for screening the risk of falls among community-dwelling elderly individuals. METHOD This is a prospective cohort study with a randomly by lots without reposition sample stratified by proportional partition in relation to gender involving 63 community-dwelling elderly individuals. Elderly individuals who reported having Pa...
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BACKGROUND The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a commonly used screening tool to assist clinicians to identify patients at risk of falling. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the overall predictive value of the TUG in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS A literature search was performed to identify all studies that validated the TUG test. The methodolog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.9.896