Journal article
Timed Up and Go predicts functional decline in older patients presenting to the emergency department following minor trauma†
Abstract
Background: there is no standardised test for assessing mobility in the Emergency Department (ED).
Objective: we wished to evaluate the relationship between the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and frailty, functional decline and falls in community dwelling elders that present to the ED following minor trauma.
Authors
Eagles D; Perry JJ; Sirois M-J; Lang E; Daoust R; Lee J; Griffith L; Wilding L; Neveu X; Emond M
Journal
Age and Ageing, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 214–218
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2017
DOI
10.1093/ageing/afw184
ISSN
0002-0729