Is Timed Up and Go Better Than Gait Speed in Predicting Health, Function, and Falls in Older Adults? - Concepedia

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Is Timed Up and Go Better Than Gait Speed in Predicting Health, Function, and Falls in Older Adults?

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Laura J. Viccaro, Subashan Perera, Stephanie A. Studenski

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Abstract

Gait speed predicts most geriatric outcomes, including falls, as does TUG. The time taken to complete TUG may not add to information provided by gait speed, although its qualitative elements may have other utility.

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