Timed Up & Go Test Score in Patients With Hip Fracture Is Related to the Type of Walking Aid

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1760-1765

  Kristensen, Morten T ^a,b   Bandholm, Thomas ^c   Holm, Bente ^b   Ekdahl, Charlotte ^a   Kehlet, Henrik ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hip fractures; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results; Research design; Self help devices

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIMED UP AND GO TEST SCORE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRUTCHES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKERS; WALKING;

EID: 70350511890     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Podsiadlo D., and Richardson S. The Timed "Up & Go": a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 39 (1991) 142-148
2. Lin M.R., Hwang H.F., Hu M.H., Wu H.D., Wang Y.W., and Huang F.C. Psychometric comparisons of the Timed Up and Go, one-leg stand, functional reach, and Tinetti balance measures in community-dwelling older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 52 (2004) 1343-1348
3. Dite W., and Temple V.A. A clinical test of stepping and change of direction to identify multiple falling older adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83 (2002) 1566-1571
4. Brooks D., Davis A.M., and Naglie G. Validity of 3 physical performance measures in inpatient geriatric rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87 (2006) 105-110
5. Shumway-Cook A., Brauer S., and Woollacott M. Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults using the Timed Up & Go Test. Phys Ther 80 (2000) 896-903
6. Lusardi M.M., Pellecchia G.L., and Schulman M. Functional performance in community living older adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther 3 (2003) 14-22
7. Steffen T.M., Hacker T.A., and Mollinger L. Age- and gender-related test performance in community-dwelling elderly people: Six-Minute Walk Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go Test, and gait speeds. Phys Ther 82 (2002) 128-137
8. Thompson M., and Medley A. Performance of community dwelling elderly on the Timed Up and Go Test. Phys Occup Ther Geriatr 13 (1995) 17-30
9. Bischoff H.A., Stahelin H.B., Monsch A.U., et al. Identifying a cut-off point for normal mobility: a comparison of the Timed "Up and Go" Test in community-dwelling and institutionalised elderly women. Age Ageing 32 (2003) 315-320
10. Siggeirsdottir K., Jonsson B.Y., Jonsson Jr. H., and Iwarsson S. The Timed 'Up & Go' is dependent on chair type. Clin Rehabil 16 (2002) 609-616
11. Isles R.C., Choy N.L., Steer M., and Nitz J.C. Normal values of balance tests in women aged 20-80. J Am Geriatr Soc 52 (2004) 1367-1372
12. Medley A., and Thompson M. The effect of assistive devices on the performance of community dwelling elderly on the Timed Up and Go Test. Issues on Aging 20 (1997) 3-7 1:97
13. Kristensen M.T., Foss N.B., and Kehlet H. Timed "Up & Go" Test as a predictor of falls within 6 months after hip fracture surgery. Phys Ther 87 (2007) 24-30
14. Crotty M., Whitehead C., Miller M., and Gray S. Patient and caregiver outcomes 12 months after home-based therapy for hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84 (2003) 1237-1239
15. Mendelsohn M.E., Leidl D.S., Overend T.J., and Petrella R.J. Specificity of functional mobility measures in older adults after hip fracture: a pilot study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82 (2003) 766-774
16. Freter S.H., and Fruchter N. Relationship between Timed 'Up and Go' and gait time in an elderly orthopaedic rehabilitation population. Clin Rehabil 14 (2000) 96-101
17. Ingemarsson A.H., Frandin K., Mellstrom D., and Moller M. Walking ability and activity level after hip fracture in the elderly-a follow-up. J Rehabil Med 35 (2003) 76-83
18. Hall S.E., Williams J.A., Senior J.A., Goldswain P.R., and Criddle R.A. Hip fracture outcomes: quality of life and functional status in older adults living in the community. Aust N Z J Med 30 (2000) 327-332
19. Kristensen M.T., Foss N.B., and Kehlet H. Factors with independent influence on the "Timed Up and Go" Test in patients with hip fracture. Physiother Res Int 14 (2009) 30-41
20. Hauer K., Specht N., Schuler M., Bartsch P., and Oster P. Intensive physical training in geriatric patients after severe falls and hip surgery. Age Ageing 31 (2002) 49-57
21. Mendelsohn M.E., Overend T.J., Connelly D.M., and Petrella R.J. Improvement in aerobic fitness during rehabilitation after hip fracture. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89 (2008) 609-617
22. Foss N.B., Kristensen M.T., and Kehlet H. Anaemia impedes functional mobility after hip fracture surgery. Age Ageing 37 (2008) 173-178
23. American Society of Anesthesiologists. New classification of physical status. Anesthesiology 24 (1963) 111
24. Qureshi K.N., and Hodkinson H.M. Evaluation of a ten-question mental test in the institutionalized elderly. Age Ageing 3 (1974) 152-157
25. Parker M.J., and Palmer C.R. A new mobility score for predicting mortality after hip fracture. J Bone Joint Surg Br 75 (1993) 797-798
26. Kristensen M.T., Bandholm T., Foss N.B., Ekdahl C., and Kehlet H. High inter-tester reliability of the New Mobility Score in patients with hip fracture. J Rehabil Med 40 (2008) 589-591
27. Kristensen M.T., Foss N.B., and Kehlet H. Timed Up & Go og New Mobility Score til prædiktion af funktion seks måneder efter hoftefraktur. Ugeskr Laeger 167 (2005) 3297-3300
28. Kristensen MT, Foss NB, Kehlet H. The New Mobility Score as a predictor of early independency in basic mobility after hip fracture surgery. In: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology: May 29-June 1, 2008; Nice, France.
29. Kristensen M.T., Bandholm T., Bencke J., Ekdahl C., and Kehlet H. Knee-extension strength, postural control and function are related to fracture type and thigh edema in patients with hip fracture. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24 (2009) 218-224. http://www.efort.org/cdrom2008/F92.pdf Available at: http://www.efort.org/cdrom2008/F92.pdf. Accessed: September 16, 2009
30. Portney L., and Watkins M. Foundations of clinical research: applications to practice. 2nd ed. (2000), Prentice-Hall Health, Englwood Cliffs
31. Bland J.M., and Altman D.G. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet 1 (1986) 307-310
32. Bland J.M., and Altman D.G. Measuring agreement in method comparison studies. Stat Methods Med Res 8 (1999) 135-160
33. Nordin E., Rosendahl E., and Lundin-Olsson L. Timed "Up & Go" Test: reliability in older people dependent in activities of daily living-focus on cognitive state. Phys Ther 86 (2006) 646-655
34. Smidt G.L., and Mommens M.A. System of reporting and comparing influence of ambulatory aids on gait. Phys Ther 60 (1980) 551-558
35. Palombaro K.M., Craik R.L., Mangione K.K., and Tomlinson J.D. Determining meaningful changes in gait speed after hip fracture. Phys Ther 86 (2006) 809-816
36. Bohannon R.W. Reference values for the Timed Up and Go Test: a descriptive meta-analysis. J Geriatr Phys Ther 29 (2006) 64-68