Sensitivity of a modified version of the 'timed get up and go' test to predict fall risk in the elderly: A pilot study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Giné Garriga, Maria ^a,b   Guerra, Míriam ^a   Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc ^c,d   Martin, Carme ^a,b   Unnithan, Viswanath B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment tool; Balance in elderly; Fall prevention in elderly; Gait functions in elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIMED GET UP AND GO TEST;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349173523     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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