How Should Pushing Off or the Use of Assistive Devices Be Incorporated in the Timed Up and Go for Persons With Parkinson Disease?
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 96(9): 1728-32, 2015 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-25883039
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine (1) the relationship between assisted timed Up and Go (TUG) performance and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39), and (2) whether adjusting the TUG score (adding time) improves the relationship between TUG performance and the PDQ-39 in persons with Parkinson disease (PD) who use assistive devices or push off, or both.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional.SETTING:
Twenty participating National Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence.PARTICIPANTS:
Data were obtained from participants (N=6624) without exclusion at the 20 participating sites.INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The relationship between TUG scores and PDQ-39 mobility scores was determined using the method of linear least squares. Adjusted scores were determined through minimizing the sum of the squared error.RESULTS:
The correlation between assisted TUG scores and PDQ-39 mobility scores was slightly lower (R(2)=.384) compared with the correlation between nonassisted TUG scores and PDQ-39 mobility scores (R(2)=.409). Adjusting assisted TUG performance scores for push off and for use of an assistive device resulted in a modest increase in correlation (R(2)=.399).CONCLUSIONS:
Applying adjustments to assisted TUG may provide clinically important information for evaluating balance, mobility, and falls, and for determining the most effective therapeutic strategies for persons with PD.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Tecnologia Assistiva
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Modalidades de Fisioterapia
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Avaliação da Deficiência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article