Timed “Up & Go” Test as a Predictor of Falls Within 6 Months After Hip Fracture Surgery

The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND Falling accounts for a significant number of hospital and long-term care admissions in older adults. Many adults with the combination of advancing age and functional decline associated with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA), are at an even greater risk. The purpose of this study was to describe fall and near-fall history, location, circumstances and injuries from falls in a communi...

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...

The association between timed up and go test and history of falls: The Tromsø study

BACKGROUND Fall-related injuries in older adults are a major health problem. Although the aetiology of falls is multifactorial, physical factors are assumed to contribute significantly. The "Timed up and go test" (TUG) is designed to measure basic mobility function. This report evaluates the association between TUG times and history of falls. METHODS A retrospective, observational, population...

The Timed Up and Go Test: unable to predict falls on the acute medical ward.

Prevention of falls amongst older people is a high priority in health care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the Timed Up and Go Test to predict those older people who will fall whilst admitted to an acute hospital. The medical records of 160 older patients who were admitted to the medical ward of a large regional hospital were accessed retrospectively. The Timed Up and Go T...

Additional physiotherapy during acute care reduces falls in the first 12 months after hip fracture.