OBJECTIVE To identify the effect of chair seat height and turning direction on the Timed Up and Go scores of patients after stroke. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING A geriatric day hospital in Hong Kong. SUBJECTS Twenty-five patients with sub-acute stroke. METHODS The time taken to complete the Timed Up and Go test with various chair seat heights (65%, 90% and 115% of each subjec...

In this paper, we deene a timed logic L which is suuciently expressive that we for any timed automaton may construct a single characteristic L formula uniquely characterizing the automaton up to timed bisimilarity. Also, we prove decidability of the satissability problem for L with respect to given bounds on the number of clocks and constants of the timed automata to be constructed.

OBJECTIVES Readmission and death are frequent after a hospitalisation and difficult to predict. While many predictors have been identified, few studies have focused on functional status. We assessed whether performance-based functional impairment at discharge is associated with readmission and death after an acute medical hospitalisation. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS We prospectively incl...

BACKGROUND The Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) has been recommended as a simple screening tool to identify those at risk of falling. However, subsequent detailed assessment is required to identify underlying falls risk factors to provide direction for optimal targeted intervention strategies. METHODS 110 consecutive falls clinic patients underwent the TUGT, the Abbreviated Mental Test and the Phy...

the aim of study was to investigate and compare the concentric torque of quadriceps and hamstring muscles and timed-walking test in two groups. thus, one group of healthy subjects and one group of patients with low grade of tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (oa) were selected. concentric torque of quadriceps and hamstring were measured in both groups. besides, pain measurement, timed-walking test, ra...

Purpose Falling is a major health problem in community-dwelling elderly individuals. The aim of the present study was to conduct a prospective investigation to evaluate the accuracy of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), 4-meter walking test, and grip strength test to screen for the risk of falls and to determine a cutoff point to be used clinically. Patients and methods This was a prospective s...