Timed Up and Go test as a sarcopenia screening tool in home-dwelling elderly persons
| Autor: | Márcio Manozzo Boniatti, Fernanda Miraglia, Vivian Nunes de Oliveira Teixeira, Lidiane Isabel Filippin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
Sarcopenia Aging Psychological intervention Home dwelling Timed Up and Go test 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Elderly persons 030502 gerontology Medicine Screening tool 030212 general & internal medicine Receiver operating characteristic Primary Health Care business.industry RC952-954.6 General Medicine medicine.disease musculoskeletal system Test (assessment) body regions Geriatrics 0305 other medical science business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 556-561 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1981-2256 |
| Popis: | Objective: to evaluate the performance of the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) as a screening tool for sarcopenia in elderly persons living in a city in the south of Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional, home-based study was conducted with 322 elderly persons. The diagnosis of sarcopenia was based on the criteria proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EGWSOP). A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to assess the discriminatory power of the TUG on sarcopenia screening. Results: With a cutoff point of 7.5 seconds, the test had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.66 (CI 0.56-0.76; p=0.002) and adequate sensitivity and negative predictive values (88.9% and 93.2%, respectively). Conclusion: Due to its ease of use and rapid execution, in addition to its low cost, this test is useful for the screening of sarcopenia, especially among elderly persons with good physical and cognitive abilities. The early identification of individuals with probable sarcopenia may allow for preventive or directive interventions for the management of this geriatric syndrome. |
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