Timed Up and Go (TUG) interpretation
Interprets a Timed Up and Go time against the published fall-risk cutoffs (CDC STEADI 12 seconds; Shumway-Cook 13.5 seconds).
Inputs
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When to use
- Fall-risk screening in older adults, with gait observation.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Use the patient's usual walking aid and usual pace.
- Note gait quality (shuffling, loss of balance, en bloc turning) as well as time.
- Cutoffs were derived in community-dwelling older adults; they are not diagnostic alone.
Why use
Both commonly used cutoffs side by side.
Time to rise from a chair, walk 3 m (10 ft) at usual pace, turn, walk back and sit, compared with published cutoffs