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ArticleArchives of physiotherapy2020

Correlation between timed up and go, usual gait speed and dizziness handicap inventory in elderly with vestibular disorders: a retrospective and analytical study.

Daniel Héctor Verdecchia, Agustina Maria Monzón, Valentina Urbina Jaimes, Laercio da Silva Paiva, Fernando Rocha Oliveira, Tatiana Dias de Carvalho

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Article in Archives of physiotherapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Daniel Héctor VerdecchiaDepartamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Kinesiología y Fisiatría, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Florencio Varela 1903, San Justo, B1754JEC Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Agustina Maria MonzónDepartamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Kinesiología y Fisiatría, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Florencio Varela 1903, San Justo, B1754JEC Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Valentina Urbina JaimesUniversidad Maimónides, Kinesiología Y Fisiatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Laercio da Silva PaivaLaboratório de Epidemiologia e Análise de Dados do Departamento de Saúde da Coletividade, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, SP Brazil.
Fernando Rocha OliveiraDepartamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP Brazil.
Tatiana Dias de CarvalhoDepartamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Kinesiología y Fisiatría, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Florencio Varela 1903, San Justo, B1754JEC Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-5114-2573
Universidad Maimónides · ARUniversidad Nacional de La Matanza · ARInstituto de Saúde · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study was done to verify the associations between the usual gait speed (UGS), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and the perception of disability in elderly vestibular patients and to identify factors associated with TUG results.

methodsThis was a descriptive, analytical, and retrospective study that used data from the clinical records of vestibular patients aged 65 years or older at a rehabilitation service in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The records were examined for the following information: sex, age, type of vestibular disorder, dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) score and performance in the TUG and UGS tests before treatment. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficient was used depending on the distribution of data. Age and the DHI were factored into multiple linear regression models in order to model the tests. A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the predictive power of age, the DHI total, and the UGS for the sample's TUG results. The level of significance was 5%.

resultsWe evaluated 118 clinical records, of which 26 were excluded due to incomplete information, leaving data from 92 vestibular patients (73 females; 78.3 ± 5.8 years old). Unilateral vestibular hypofunction and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo presented the highest prevalence. The total score and the DHI domains showed a significant association with the TUG and UGS values. The age-adjusted DHI had a low predictive power for these same values.

conclusionsThe total score and DHI domains have a significant association with the TUG and UGS values for elderly adults with vestibular disorders. The age-adjusted DHI has a low predictive power for TUG and UGS values.

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Accidental fallsAgedRehabilitationVestibular diseasesVestibular function tests

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PMID32670615
PMCPMC7346384
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