The timed up and go test does not predict length of stay on an acute geriatric ward

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-144

  Gan, Neesha ^a   Large, Julienne ^a   Basic, David ^a   Jennings, Natalie ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Gait; Length of stay; Predictive value of tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33745648696     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(06)70050-2     Document Type: Article

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