Open AccessA Meta-analysis of the Timed Up and Go test for Predicting Falls
Author(s) -
SeongHi Park,
On-Seok Lee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
quality improvement in health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1225-7613
DOI - 10.14371/qih.2016.22.2.27
Subject(s) - cinahl , meta analysis , test (biology) , timed up and go test , cochrane library , medline , predictive validity , medicine , psychology , physical therapy , nursing , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , balance (ability) , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Purpose: Globally, falls are a major public health problem. The study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity of the Timed Up and Go test (TUGT) as a screening tool for fall risk. Methods: An electronic search was performed Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochran Library, KoreaMed and the National Digita...
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