Abstract
Objectives
To examine (1) the intra-rater, interrater, and test-retest reliabilities of the timed
Up and Go test with a motor task (TUGmotor) in terms of the number of steps taken in the test and completion time in a population
with chronic stroke; (2) the relation between stroke-specific impairments and the
number of steps taken in the test and the completion time; (3) the minimum detectable
change in TUGmotor times; and (4) the cutoff time that best discriminates the performance of people
with stroke from that of older adults without stroke.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
University-based rehabilitation center.
Participants
A sample (N=65) of chronic stroke survivors (n=33) and healthy older adults (n=32).
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
TUGmotor times and number of steps taken; Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Lower Extremities
score; handheld dynamometer measurements of hip abductor, knee flexor and extensor,
and ankle dorsiflexor and plantar flexor muscle strength; 5-times sit-to-stand test
time, Berg Balance Scale score; conventional timed Up and Go test time, and Activities-specific
Balance Confidence scale and Community Integration Measure questionnaire scores.
Results
The TUGmotor completion times and number of steps demonstrated excellent intra-rater, interrater,
and test-retest reliabilities. The TUGmotor times correlated significantly with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Lower Extremities
and Berg Balance Scale scores, with hip abductor, knee flexor, ankle dorsiflexor and
plantar flexor strength on the paretic side, with 5-times sit-to-stand test times,
and with times on the conventional timed Up and Go test. The minimum detectable change
in TUGmotor time was 3.53 seconds in stroke survivors. A TUGmotor cutoff time of 13.49 seconds was found to best discriminate the performance of stroke
survivors from that of older adults without stroke.
Conclusions
The TUGmotor is a reliable, valid, and easy-to-administer clinical tool for assessing advanced
functional mobility after a stroke.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
ABC (Activities-specific Balance Confidence), BBS (Berg Balance Scale), CIM (Community Integration Measure), FMA-LE (Fugl-Meyer Assessment for the Lower Extremities), FTSTS (5-times sit-to-stand test), ICC (intraclass correlation coefficient), MDC (minimum detectable change), TUG (timed Up and Go test), TUGmotor (timed Up and Go test with a motor task)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: April 06, 2017
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