TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Use of dual-task timed-up-and-go tests for predicting falls in physically active, community-dwelling older adults-a prospective study
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Tong, Yujie
A1  - Rong, Jifeng
A1  - Tian, Xiaochun
A1  - Wang, Yejun
A1  - Chen, Zhengquan
A1  - Adams, Roger
A1  - Witchalls, Jeremy
A1  - Waddington, Gordon
A1  - El-Ansary, Doa
A1  - Wu, Sam
A1  - Tirosh, Oren
A1  - Wu, Tao
A1  - Han, Jia
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This prospective study aimed to determine which specific mobility tests were the most accurate for predicting falls in physically active older adults living in the community. Seventy-nine physically active older adults who met the American College of Sports Medicine physical activity guidelines volunteered. Participants were assessed and followed up for 12 months. Mobility assessments included the 30-s sit-to-stand test, five times sit-to-stand test, single-task timed-up-and-go test (TUG), motor dual-task TUG (Mot-TUG), and cognitive dual-task TUG (Cog-TUG). Mot-TUG and Cog-TUG performances were moderately correlated with number of falls (r =.359, p <.01 and r =.372, p <.01, respectively). When Mot-TUG, Cog-TUG, or Age were included as fall predictors, discrimination scores represented by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were AUC (Mot-TUG) = 0.843 (p <.01), AUC (Cog-TUG) = 0.856 (p <.01), and AUC (Age) = 0.734 (p <.05). The cutoff point for Cog-TUG was 10.98 s, with test sensitivity of 1.00 and specificity of 0.66. Fall predictors for different populations may be based on different test methods. Here, the dual-task TUG test more accurately predicted falls in older adults who met American College of Sports Medicine's physical activity guidelines.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2022-0341
ID  - ref1
ER  -