TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - 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
JO  - Geriatrics and gerontology international
A1  - Asai, Tsuyoshi
A1  - Oshima, Kensuke
A1  - Fukumoto, Yoshihiro
A1  - Yonezawa, Yuri
A1  - Matsuo, Asuka
A1  - Misu, Shogo
SP  - 1189
EP  - 1193
VL  - 18
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1444-1586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13439
ID  - ref1
ER  -