The reliability of the quantitative timed up and go test (QTUG) measured over five consecutive days under single and dual-task conditions in community dwelling older adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 43, Issue , 2016, Pages 239-244

  Smith, Erin ^a,b   Walsh, Lorcan ^c   Doyle, Julie ^c   Greene, Barry ^a   Blake, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^c DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community dwelling older adults; Dual task; Inertial sensors; Test retest reliability; Timed up and go

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TIMED UP AND GO TEST; RELIABILITY; WALKING; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84954309202     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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