Accuracy of Timed Up and Go Test for screening risk of falls among community-dwelling elderly;Acurácia do Timed Up and Go Test para rastrear risco de quedas em idosos da comunidade

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 381-388

  Alexandre, Tiago S ^a   Meira, Débora M ^a   Rico, Natália C ^b   Mizuta, Simone K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Physical Therapist   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Falls; Physical therapy; Sensitivity; Specificity; TUGT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84868566174     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552012005000041     Document Type: Article

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