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Identifying a cut-off point for normal mobility
— a comparison of the timed "up and go" test in community-dwelling and institutionalised elderly women | | Author(s) | Heike A Bischoff, Hannes B Stähelin, Andreas U Monsch |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 3, May 2003 |
| Pages | pp 315-320 |
| Keywords | Physical capacity ; Mobility ; Evaluation ; Older women ; Living in the community ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Comparison ; Switzerland. |
| Annotation | Physical mobility testing is an essential component of the geriatric assessment. The timed "up and go" test measures basic mobility skills, including a sequence of functional manoeuvres used in everyday life. The authors report a cross-sectional study of 413 community-dwelling and 78 institutionalised Swiss older women (age range 65-85). 92% of the community-dwelling sample performed the test in less than 12 seconds, and all this group performed the test in less than 20 seconds. In contrast, only 9% of the institutionalised sample performed the test in in less than 12 seconds; 42% were below 20 seconds. Residential and mobility status were identified as the strongest predictors of test performance. The authors recommend the test as a screening tool to determine whether an in-depth mobility assessment and early intervention, such as prescription of a walking aid, home visit or physiotherapy. is necessary. Community-dwelling older women should be able to perform the timed up and go test in 12 seconds or less. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030602205 A |
| Classmark | BI: C4: 4C: BD: K4: LHB: KW: 48: 76C |
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