Properties of the 'Timed Up and Go' test: More than meets the eye

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-210

  Herman, Talia ^a   Giladi, Nir ^a,b   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^a,b,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Cognitive function; Falls; Gait; Mobility; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE TEST; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC GAIT INDEX; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALL RISK; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955478333     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314963     Document Type: Article

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