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 .
Adaptability to Perturbation as a Predictor of Future Falls: A Preliminary Prospective Study
Background Falls often result from failed responses to unexpected , externally applied perturbations . Whether performance-based , reaction-based , and /or adaptation-based assessment tools can predict future falls among community-dwelling older adults is unknown . Purpose This preliminary prospect i ve study examined the relationship between older adults ' future fall risk and their reactive responses and adaptations to repeated slips , and their functional status . Methods Thirteen community-dwelling adults ( > 64 years ) were exposed initially to a session of repeated slips . About 30 months later , self-reported falls experience data were collected for the preceding year from these participants . Slip outcome ( fall , loss of balance , or recovery ) , slip score ( weighted sum of slip outcomes ) , Timed Up and Go scores , and future fall incidence were recorded . Results Four participants who reported at least 1 fall had significantly higher slip scores than the rest . In contrast , neither failed recovery on the first slip nor a higher TUG score predicted greater odds of future falls . Conclusion Community-dwelling older adults ' adaptability to externally imposed perturbations may reveal their future fall risk
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 .