Test timed up and go and its correlation with age and functional exercise capacity in asymptomatic women

Abstract

Introduction:The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is widely used and valid in chronic patients, but rarely addressed in asymptomatic individuals. Objective: To assess the reliability, the age-related changes and the correlation between TUG and the Functional Exercise Capacity (FEC) adjusted for non-institutionalized middle-aged and elderly women. Methods: Ninety-eight women (57 ± 10 years) were selected and stratified into age groups. We have performed the tests TUG, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and evaluation of usual gait speed (UGS). Fifty-eight participants (57 ± 10 years) also performed incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT). Results: Worse performance in TUG (p < 0,05) for participants aged ≥ 70 years for age groups 40-49 and 50-59 years. The reliability of TUG was excellent between the first and second TUG (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.933; confidence interval of 95%, from 0.901 to 0.955) and between the second and third TUG (0.958, 0.938 to 0.972). The group of 58 participants who underwent further the ISWT, TUG correlated significantly (p <0.05) with ISWT (r = -0.72), VUM (r = -0.54) and BBS (r= 0.58). A multiple linear regression analysis selected TUG (R 2 = 0.517) and VUM (R 2 = 0.083) as determinants of FEC. Conclusion: TUG adapted

Normative values of functional reach test, single-leg stance test, and timed “UP and GO” with and without dual-task in healthy Iranian adults: A cross-sectional study

“…This finding aligns with previous reports confirming the link between age and TUG performance [ 31 , 33 , 34 ]. A study on 98 women found similar worse performance in TUG for those aged ≥70 years and 40–59 years [ 36 ]. The worst performance on the TUG in women could be due to decreased mobility [ 37 ] and weakness in lower limb muscles, particularly in the older adult group [ 38 ].…”

Use of the Berg Scale to Measure the Risk of Falls in the Elderly in Primary Health Care

“…), it is already of great importance. utility, if not enough, the evaluative/predictive power to measure possible decline in body balance among the elderly (36,38,40) -inferring, based on these primary findings, something about the power/ duty to act early in the case of the elderly, avoiding the need for interventions at more specialized and expensive levels of care (46).…”

“…In this Integrative Review, it was found that the application of the Berg Scale was varied, however, there was a predominance of execution in the community (18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42), coexistence center (18,19,31,34), school clinic of Physical Therapy in the community (20,24,29,30,33), Primary Health Care.…”

Feasibility and Reliability of a Physical Fitness Test Battery in Individuals with Down Syndrome

“…The TUG was measured to determine agility, dynamic balance and capacity of autonomous movement. When signalled to do so, the subject got up and moved as soon as possible to a line situated at a distance of 3 m and returned to the starting position, covering a total of 6 m [22]. The fastest result out of two was noted.…”