Citation

Bretan O, Silva Júnior JE, Ribeiro OR, Corrente JE. Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol. 2013; 79(1): 18-21.

Vernacular Title

Risco de queda em idosos da comunidade: avaliação com o teste Timed up and go.

Affiliation

Departamento de Oftalmologia, Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Sociedade Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23503902

Abstract

The risk of falling in elderly can be analyzed by a simple mobility test. OBJECTIVE: To assess the balance of elderly subjects through the 'Timed up and go' test. METHOD: Subjects were timed for the moment they got up from a chair, walked for three meters, and came back to the chair. They also answered questions on imbalance, dizziness, and falls. RESULTS: Approximately 69% of the subjects completed the test in up to 19 seconds. There was a significant correlation between imbalance, time spent in the test, dizziness, and falls. CONCLUSION: Most of the elderly subjects performed well in the test, thus attesting to their good level of functional mobility. However, a significant number of poor-performers is probably more prone to falling and to depending on others to perform activities of daily living.

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