Conclusion The Timed Up and Go test has limited ability to predict  falls in community dwelling elderly and should not be used in isolation to identify individuals at high risk of falls in this setting
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 and meta- analysis is to determine the overall predictive value of the TUG in community-dwelling older adults .
Predicting the probability of falls in community-dwelling elderly individuals using the trail-walking test
Background Falling is a common problem in the fast-growing elderly population .  Multitasking or engaging in two or more activities at the same time is common in daily living . Objective To determine the usefulness of the  trail-walking test ( TWT ) for predicting a fall in community-dwelling elderly individuals . Methods This was a prospect i ve study in which the TWT was used to evaluate the risk of falling among a group of community-dwelling elderly individuals ( n = 171 ) with a mean age of 80.5 ± 5.6 years . The following tests were conducted :  TWT , trail-making test ( TMT ) , timed-up- and -go test ( TUG ) , functional reach ( FR ) test , one-leg st and ing ( OLS ) test , and 10-m walking time test . Test – retest reliability was assessed by repeating the TWT within 2 weeks of the first trial , and there was a 1-year follow-up . Stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to analyze whether the TWT , TMT , TUG , FR , OLS , or 10-m walking tests predicted falling . Results The test – retest reliability  of TWT was high ( intraclass correlation coefficient 0.945 , p < 0.001 ) . Fifty-nine participants ( 34.5 % ) had reported a fall during the year preceding the 1-year follow-up . The stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that only the TWT was significantly related to falling ( odds ratio 1.160 , 95 % confidence interval 1.107–1.214 ; p < 0.001 ) . In total , 77.8 % of cases were correctly classified . Conclusion When reliability and validity were considered , the TWT was most useful test of those evaluated for assessing the risk of fall among our elderly cohort
Conclusion The Timed Up and Go test has limited ability to predict  falls in community dwelling elderly and should not be used in isolation to identify individuals at high risk of falls in this setting
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 and meta- analysis is to determine the overall predictive value of the TUG in community-dwelling older adults .