The Timed “Up & Go”: A Test of Basic Functional Mobility for Frail Elderly Persons
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...The TUG (23) is a modified version of the “Get-Up and Go” test (28)....
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...The TUG (23) was developed primarily to evaluate basic functional mobility in frail elderly persons....
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...The TUG test, reported by Podsiadlo and Richardson, is a measure of functional mobility including muscle strength, gait speed, and balance.((29)) The TUG test is measured is seconds, and the smallest value of three trials was documented....
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...For example, the timed up-and-go test (TUG-T) is a simple test for evaluating one’s ability to perform a sequence of basic activities, and the result of the TUG-T can be a predictor for risk of falling [4]....
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...In addition, a significant improvement in grip strength, knee extensor and flexor strength, and the timed “up and go” test (35) was observed in the group treated with vitamin D plus calcium (summedmusculoskeletal score:P 0....
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