@article{ref1,
title="Risk of falling among elderly persons living in the community: assessment by the Timed up and go test",
journal="Revista brasileira de otorrinolaringologia",
year="2013",
author="Bretan, Onivaldo and Silva Júnior, José Elias and Ribeiro, Odilon R. and Corrente, José Eduardo",
volume="79",
number="1",
pages="18-21",
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.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="1808-8694",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}