Discriminative ability and predictive validity of the timed up and go test in identifying older people who fall: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-208

  Schoene, Daniel ^a,b   Wu, Sandy M S ^c   Mikolaizak, A Stefanie ^a,b   Menant, Jasmine C ^a,b   Smith, Stuart T ^a,b   Delbaere, Kim ^a,b   Lord, Stephen R ^a,b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

accidental falls; aged; mobility; screening assessment; Timed Up and Go Test

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALLING; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; WALKING SPEED;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; APTITUDE; EXERCISE TEST; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873996874     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12106     Document Type: Review

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