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

Authors

  • Alexandre Prieto Valente
  • Caio Vinícius Villalón e Tramont
  • Kênia Maynard Silva
  • Luciana Branco da Motta
  • Célia Pereira Caldas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14i3p165-179

Keywords:

Falls, Timed Get Up and Go, Comparison.

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Alexandre Prieto Valente

Residente do Programa de Residência em Fisioterapia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto. Especialização em Fisioterapia Geriátrica.

Caio Vinícius Villalón e Tramont

Fisioterapeuta da Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UnATI/UERJ). Mestre em Ciências (UERJ).

Kênia Maynard Silva

Fisioterapeuta do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Mestra em Ciências Sociais Aplicadas pelo Centro Universitário Fluminense (UNIFLU).

Luciana Branco da Motta

Médica Geriatra, Diretora do Núcleo de Atendimento ao Idoso (NAI) da Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UnATI) – UERJ. Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pelo Instituto de Medicina Social (IMS-UERJ).

Célia Pereira Caldas

Enfermeira, Vice-Diretora da Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UnATI/UERJ), Pós-doutorado em Gerontologia pela Universidade de Jönköping, Suécia.

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Published

2012-06-28

How to Cite

Valente, A. P., Tramont, C. V. V. e, Silva, K. M., Motta, L. B. da, & Caldas, C. P. (2012). 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. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 14(3), 165–179. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14i3p165-179

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Papers

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