ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2021
Detecting subtle mobility changes among older adults: the Quantitative Timed Up and Go test.
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- Beyond strength: dietary nitrate augments self-selected functional mobility after resistance training in middle-aged adults.GeroScience · 2026Trial
- Effect of wearables with behavioral prompts on physical and cognitive outcomes in community-dwelling older adults: preliminary results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Trial
- Timed Up-and-Go Test Using Instrumented Insoles to Monitor Tibial or Malleolar Fracture Healing in Patients With Healing Fractures or Nonunion: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- "TiC-TUG": technology in clinical practice using the instrumented timed up and go test-a scoping review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Feasibility of an Application-Based Outpatient Rehabilitation Program for Stroke Survivors: Acceptability and Preliminary Results for Patient-Reported Outcomes.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Quantitative Timed Up and Go (QTUG) test uses wearable sensors, containing a triaxial accelerometer and an add-on triaxial gyroscope, to quantify performance during the TUG test with potential to capture more minor changes in mobility.
aimsTo examine the responsiveness, minimum detectable change (MDC) and observed effect size of QTUG in a cohort of socially active adults aged 50 years and over participating in a structured community exercise program.
methods54 participants (91% females, mean age 63.6 ± 6.5 years) completed repeated QTUG testing under single- and dual-task conditions. Responsiveness of the QTUG was assessed by correlation of change in standard TUG with QTUG change (Pearson's correlation coefficient). MDC and effect sizes (standardized mean difference and Cohen's d) were also calculated for QTUG.
resultsThere was a strong positive correlation between change in the standard TUG and change in QTUG (single task r = 0.91, p < 0.001). MDC in QTUG was calculated as 0.77 (Sd, 1.39; ICC 0.96) seconds (single task) and 2.33 (Sd 2.18; ICC 0.85) seconds (dual task). Several QTUG parameters showed improvements in mean values with small effect sizes (sit -to-stand transition time d = 0.418; walk time d = 0.398; cadence d = 0.306, swing time d = 0.314; step time d = 0.479; gait velocity d = 0.365; time to reach turn d = 0.322) under single-task conditions and with a moderate effect size (d = 0.549) in time taken to turn under the dual-task condition.
conclusionInitial evidence of QTUG's responsiveness to change in mobility in active middle to older age adults has been demonstrated with small to moderate effect sizes observed in specific QTUG parameters.
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