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 .
Prognostic validity of the Timed Up-and-Go test, a modified Get-Up-and-Go test, staff's global judgement and fall history in evaluating fall risk in residential care facilities.
OBJECTIVES to evaluate and compare the prognostic validity relative to falls of the Timed Up- and -Go test ( TUG ) , a modified Get-Up- and -Go test ( GUG-m ) , staff 's judgement of global rating of fall risk ( GLORF ) and fall history among frail older people . DESIGN cohort study , 6-month prospect i ve follow-up for falls . PARTICIPANTS 183 frail persons living in residential care facilities in Sweden , mean age 84 years , 73 % women . METHODS the occurrence of falls during the follow-up period were compared to the following assessment s at baseline : the TUG at normal speed ; the  GUG-m , a rating of fall risk scored from 1 ( no risk ) to 5 ( very high risk ) ; the  GLORF  ,  staff 's rating of fall risk as ' high ' or ' low ' ; a history of falls in the previous 6 months . These assessment tools were evaluated using sensitivity , specificity and positive and negative likelihood ratios ( LR(+ ) to rule in and LR(- ) to rule out a high fall risk ) . RESULTS 53 % of the participants fell at least once . Various cut-off values of the TUG ( 12 , 15 , 20 , 25 , 30 , 35 , 40 s ) and the GUG-m showed LR(+ ) between 0.9 and 2.6 and LR(- ) between 0.1 and 1.0 . The GLORF showed an LR(+ ) of 2.8 and an LR(- ) of 0.6 and fall history showed an LR(+ ) of 2.4 and an LR(- ) of 0.6 . CONCLUSIONS in this population of frail older people , staff judgement of their residents ' fall risk as well as previous falls both appear superior to the performance-based measures TUG and GUG-m in ruling in a high fall risk . A TUG score of less than 15 s gives guidance in ruling out a high fall risk but insufficient information in ruling in such a risk . The grading of fall risk by GUG-m appears of very limited value
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 .