@article{ref1,
title="Identifying frailty syndrome with TUG test in home-dwelling elderly",
journal="Geriatrics, gerontology and aging",
year="2017",
author="Filippin, Lidiane Isabel and Miraglia, Fernanda and Leite, José Carlos Carvalho and Chakr, Rafael and Oliveira, Nathalia Cardoso and Berwanger, Dalvana Dutra",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="80-87",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Frailty is an important geriatric syndrome linked to increased mortality, morbidity and the risk of falls Detection of pre-frail and early frail individuals is essential to minimize adverse health outcomes, enabling effective interdisciplinary interventions. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To identify frailty syndrome with Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in home-dwelling elderly. <br><br>METHODS: A home-based cross-sectional study was carried out with 322 elderly people living in a Southern city of Brazil. The Fried frailty criteria was used in order to assess the levels of frailty; the TUG score was investigated as a possible predictor of frailty. The diagnostic ability of different cut-off points for the TUG test was evaluated using the ROC curve. <br><br>RESULTS: ROC curve analysis for the TUG test, a value of eight seconds was identified as the good cut-off point for the screening of the frailty syndrome. The AUROC was 0.775, with a sensitivity of 85.0%, specificity of 59.5% and negative predictive value of 78.6%. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Considering the limitations of a single test to accomplish the overall complexity of frailty syndrome, in the present study, TUG test was a good screening tool in home-dwelling elderly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2447-2115",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}