Timed up and go test and risk of falls in older adults: A systematic review

Olivier Beauchet,Bruno Fantino,Gilles Allali,Susan W. Muir,Manuel Montero-Odasso,Cédric Annweiler

Timed up and go test and risk of falls in older adults: A systematic review

2011

Olivier Beauchet
Bruno Fantino
Gilles Allali
Susan W. Muir
Manuel Montero-Odasso
Cédric Annweiler

Objective To assess the association and the predictive ability of the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) on the occurrence of falls among people aged 65 and older.

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Physical therapy
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
Odds ratio
Falls in older adults
Timed Up and Go test
Injury prevention
Activities of daily living
Physical fitness
Medicine
poison control
Gerontology

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