Gait velocity and the Timed-Up-and-Go test were sensitive to changes in mobility in frail elderly patients.

摘要: Objective: To estimate clinically relevant changes in functional mobility tests and quantitative gait measures at group individual level frail elderly patients. Study Design Setting: This study was a cohort of consecutively admitted Gait velocity, Timed-Upand-Go test (TUG), other were measured on admission 2 weeks later. In between, patients received multidisciplinary treatment. Three experts decided from video recordings if had change gait, defined as the expected risk falling. Results: A total 85 (mean age 75.8 years, 46 female) participated. Of whom, 45% dementia; 59 stable 26 showed gait. velocity TUG most sensitive to level. patients, 5% baseline 9% sensitivity 92% 93% for detection change, but specificity 27% 34%, respectively. Conclusion: At level, were, all investigated tests, this perspective best outcome variables. high intraindividual variability makes these unsuitable independent screening