Abstract Background The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a commonly used screening tool to
assist clinicians to identify patients at risk of falling. The purpose of this systematic review …

Background Falling is common among older people. The Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUG) is
recommended as a screening tool for falls but its predictive value has been challenged. The …

Objectives To investigate the discriminative ability and diagnostic accuracy of the Timed Up
and Go Test (TUG) as a clinical screening instrument for identifying older people at risk of …

Objective: The aim is to examine the prognostic validity of the Timed Up and Go Test with a
cognitive and a manual dual task for predicting the risk of falls. Method: A follow-up study …

Background Fall-related injuries in older adults are a major health problem. Although the
aetiology of falls is multifactorial, physical factors are assumed to contribute significantly …

Purpose Falling is a major health problem in community-dwelling elderly individuals. The
aim of the present study was to conduct a prospective investigation to evaluate the accuracy …

Objective To assess the association and the predictive ability of the Timed Up and Go test
(TUG) on the occurrence of falls among people aged 65 and older. Methods A systematic …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) for screening
the risk of falls among community-dwelling elderly individuals. METHOD: This is a …

Abstract Background and Purpose. This study examined the sensitivity and specificity of the
Timed Up & Go Test (TUG) under single-task versus dual-task conditions for identifying …

Abstract Background: the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) has been recommended as a
simple screening tool to identify those at risk of falling. However, subsequent detailed …