@article{ref1,
title="Association of fall history with the Timed Up and Go test score and the dual task cost: a cross-sectional study among independent community-dwelling older adults",
journal="Geriatrics and gerontology international",
year="2018",
author="Asai, Tsuyoshi and Oshima, Kensuke and Fukumoto, Yoshihiro and Yonezawa, Yuri and Matsuo, Asuka and Misu, Shogo",
volume="18",
number="8",
pages="1189-1193",
abstract="AIM: To investigate the associations between fall history and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test (single-TUG test), TUG test while counting aloud backwards from 100 (dual-TUG test) and the dual-task cost (DTC) among independent community-dwelling older adults. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 537 older adults who lived independently in the community. Data on fall history in the previous year were obtained by self-administrated questionnaire. The single- and dual-TUG tests were carried out, and the DTC value was computed from these results. Associations between fall history and these TUG-related values were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models. The participants were divided into fall risk groups using the cut-off values of those significantly associated with falling, and the odds ratios (OR) were computed. <br><br>RESULTS: Slower single-TUG test scores and lower DTC values were significantly associated with fall history after adjusting for potential confounders (single-TUG test score: OR 1.133, 95% CI 1.029-1.249; DTC value: OR 0.984, 95% CI 0.968-0.998). Older adults with slower single-TUG test scores and lower DTC values reported a fall history more often than those in other categories (OR compared with the lower-risk single-TUG and lower-risk DTC groups: 3.474, 95% CI 1.881-6.570). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Slower single-TUG test scores and lower DTC values are associated with fall history among independent community-dwelling older adults. To some extent, dual task performance might provide added value for fall assessment, compared with administering the TUG test alone. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; ••: ••-••.<br><br>© 2018 Japan Geriatrics Society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1444-1586",
doi="10.1111/ggi.13439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13439"
}