Engelsk titel: Reliability of the Norwegian version of Timed Up and Go (TUG)
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Författare:
Botolfsen, Pernille
;
Helbostad, Jorunn L
Email: pernille.botolfsen@hf.hio.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 10063824
Sammanfattning
Aim: To test the intrarater-, interrater- and test-retest reliability of the Norwegian protocol
of the «Timed Up and Go» (TUG).
Design: Cross-sectional method study.
Material and Method: Thirty persons (20 women and 10 men) 75 years or older (mean
82.5) completed TUG three times. To physiotherapists scored the participants. Intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC) was computed to express measurement variability relative to
total variability, and within-subject standard deviation (Sw) calculated as an expression of
absolute variability.
Result: The mean times were from 18.1 to 20.2 seconds. Intrarater- and interrater reliability
expressed as ICC(1,1) showed 0,99 for all the measurements. 1,96 Sw was from ±0,53
to ±0,57 seconds for intrarater reliability and ±0,3 seconds for interrater reliability. All
ICC(1,1) values for the test-retest reliability was higher than 0,81. 1,96 Sw was between
±3.5 to ±4.4 seconds. When calculating the mean of two measurement, ICC(1,2) the
reliability increased to over 0,90.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that TUG, on fragile elderly persons performed
by experienced therapists, has high intrarater-, interrater- and test-retest reliability. We
recommend that the mean of measurement two and three of the new Norwegian TUG
version is used in the clinic.