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Revision as of 20:36, 16 February 2012
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility.[1]
It uses the time that a person takes to stand up from sitting on a chair unaided and walk forwards 3 metres. Times of ten seconds or less indicate normal mobility, 30 seconds or more that the person needs assistance outside. A score of fourteen seconds or more suggests that the person may be prone to falls.[2][3] It was developed from a more comprehensive test, the Get-Up and Go Test.[4]
References
- ^ "Timed Up and Go (TUG)". Minnesota Falls Prevention. Retrieved 2010-0216.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Timed Up and Go (TUG)". American College of Rheumatology. Retrieved 2010-0216.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) Test" (PDF). Alberta Health Services. Retrieved 2010-0216.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Nordin, Ellinor; Lindelöf, Nina; Rosendahl, Erik; Jensen, Jane; Lundin-olssen, Lillemor (2008). "Prognostic validity of the Timed Up-and-Go test, a modified Get-Up-and-Go test, staff's global judgement and fall history in evaluating fall risk in residential care facilities". Age and Ageing. 37 (4).
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