Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service
Falls obtain more relevance with the rise of the aged population in terms of public health and socioeconomic issues. The averages of the time to perform the Timed Get Up and Go test (TGUG) in ambulatory elderly patients with story of accidental and recurrent fall were compared in this retrospective...
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| author | Alexandre Prieto Valente Caio Vinícius Villalón e Tramont Kênia Maynard Silva Luciana Branco da Motta Célia Pereira Caldas |
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| description | Falls obtain more relevance with the rise of the aged population in terms of public health and socioeconomic issues. The averages of the time to perform the Timed Get Up and Go test (TGUG) in ambulatory elderly patients with story of accidental and recurrent fall were compared in this retrospective and longitudinal study. It is noted that the time to perform the TGUG, in average, was significantly higher in the elderly with story of recurrent falls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95352d505a5545578014c5469d7315a92022-12-21T17:58:13ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloKairós Gerontologia1516-25672176-901X2012-06-011431651797367Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory serviceAlexandre Prieto ValenteCaio Vinícius Villalón e TramontKênia Maynard SilvaLuciana Branco da MottaCélia Pereira CaldasFalls obtain more relevance with the rise of the aged population in terms of public health and socioeconomic issues. The averages of the time to perform the Timed Get Up and Go test (TGUG) in ambulatory elderly patients with story of accidental and recurrent fall were compared in this retrospective and longitudinal study. It is noted that the time to perform the TGUG, in average, was significantly higher in the elderly with story of recurrent falls.http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/10057Quedas recorrentesTimed Get Up and GoIdosos. |
| spellingShingle | Alexandre Prieto Valente Caio Vinícius Villalón e Tramont Kênia Maynard Silva Luciana Branco da Motta Célia Pereira Caldas Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service Kairós Gerontologia Quedas recorrentes Timed Get Up and Go Idosos. |
| title | Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| title_full | Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| title_fullStr | Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| title_short | Analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the Timed Get Up and Go Test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| title_sort | analyses of the relationship between the time of performance of the timed get up and go test and recurrent falls related by the aged patients inserted in an ambulatory service |
| topic | Quedas recorrentes Timed Get Up and Go Idosos. |
| url | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/10057 |
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