Conclusion : The TUG can be recommended for measuring basic mobility skills after stroke in patients who are able to walk .
Abstract Objective : To systematic ally review and summarize the clinimetric properties , including reliability , validity , and responsiveness , the procedures used , and the meanings of the scores in the Timed Up and Go Test ( TUG ) .
The TUG is a performance test that identifies problems with functional mobility in patients with stroke .
Clinical tests performed in acute stroke identify the risk of falling during the first year: postural stroke study in Gothenburg (POSTGOT).
OBJECTIVE To assess the likelihood of clinical tests for postural balance , walking and motor skills , performed during the first week after stroke , identifying the risk of falling . DESIGN Prospect i ve study . SUBJECTS Patients with first stroke . METHODS Assessment s were carried out during the first week , and the occurrence of falls was recorded 3 , 6 and 12 months after stroke onset . The tests used were :  10-Metre Walking Test ( 10MWT ) , Timed Up & Go , Swedish Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients , Berg Balance Scale and Modified Motor Assessment Scale .  Cut-off levels were obtained by receiver operation characteristic curves , and odds ratios were used to assess cut-off levels for falling . RESULTS The analyses were based on 96 patients . Forty-eight percent had at least one fall during the first year . All tests were associated with the risk of falling . The highest predictive values were found for the 10MWT ( positive predictive value 64 % , negative predictive value 76 % ) . Those subjects who were unable to perform the 10MWT had the highest odds ratio , 6.06 ( 95 % confidence interval 2.66 - 13.84 , p<0.001 ) of falling . CONCLUSION Clinical tests used during the first week after stroke onset can , to some extent , identify those patients at risk of falling during the first year after stroke
Conclusion : The TUG can be recommended for measuring basic mobility skills after stroke in patients who are able to walk .
Abstract Objective : To systematic ally review and summarize the clinimetric properties , including reliability , validity , and responsiveness , the procedures used , and the meanings of the scores in the Timed Up and Go Test ( TUG ) .
The TUG is a performance test that identifies problems with functional mobility in patients with stroke .