Sočasna veljavnost časovno merjenega testa vstani in pojdi in L-testa pri starejših odraslih

Vene, Neža (author), Rugelj, Darja (author)

Časovno merjeni test vstani in pojdi (angl. Timed Up and Go Test – TUG) in njegova modifikacija L-test, ki je daljši (20 m) in ima več sprememb smeri (tri) sta funkcijska testa, ki ocenjujeta premičnost in ravnotežje. Namen prispevka je ugotoviti sočasno veljavnost TUG in L-testa pri treh skupinah starejših preiskovancev. Metode: V raziskavi je sodelovalo 57 preiskovancev (47 žensk, 10 moških), povprečna starost je bila 76,3 (±10,4) leta. Preiskovanci so bili razdeljeni v tri skupine: starejši odrasli, ki živijo v skupnosti, ter dve skupini starejših odraslih, ki živijo v domu starejših občanov, in sicer tisti, ki pri hoji potrebujejo pripomočke, in tisti, ki jih ne. Izračunali smo vrednosti Spearmanovega koeficientov korelacije (rS) in razmerje med izidi obeh testov za vsakega posameznika. Rezultati: Med tremi skupinami se je čas, potreben za dokončanje obeh testov, pomembno razlikoval (p < 0,001). Povezanost med vrednostjo TUG in L-testa je odlična (rS = 0,98) za celoten vzorec in tudi za vsako posamezno skupino (rS= 0,89–0,93). Za izvedbo L-testa so preiskovanci v povprečju potrebovali 2,3 ±0,2-krat več časa. To razmerje med testoma se med skupinami ni razlikovalo. Zaključek: TUG in L-test enakovredno ocenita premičnost in ravnotežje starejših preiskovancev, tudi manj zmogljivih, ki uporabljajo pripomoček za hojo, saj se čas, potreben za dokončanje testa, sorazmerno podaljša.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: časovno merjeni vstani in pojdi test, L-test, merske lastnosti, starejši, premičnost, ravnotežje
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Submitted for review: 09.08.2021
• Article acceptance date: 08.10.2021
• Publication date: 22.12.2021
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 20-25
• Numbering: Letn. 29, št. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134253
• UDC: 615.8
• ISSN on article: 1318-2102
• COBISS.SI-ID: 91393283
• Publication date in RUL: 04.01.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Fizioterapija
• Shortened title: Fizioterapija
• Publisher: Društvo fizioterapevtov Slovenije, Društvo fizioterapevtov Slovenije, Združenje fizioterapevtov Slovenije
• ISSN: 1318-2102
• COBISS.SI-ID: 30074880

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Concurrent validity of Timed up and go test and L-test for elderly

Abstract

The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) is a functional test that assesses mobility and balance. The L-Test, its modification, is longer (20 m) and has more turns (three). The aim of the study was to determine the concurrent validity of the TUG and the L-Test in three groups of elderly. Methods: 57 persons participated in the study, the mean age was 76.3 (±10.4) years. They were divided into three groups: older adults living in the community and two groups of older adults living in the nursing home, namely those who needed walking aids and those who did not. The inter-test ratios for each person and Spearman correlation coefficient (rS) were calculated. Results: The time required to complete the TUG and L-Tests differed significantly between the three groups (p<0.001). The correlation between the TUG and the L-Test was excellent (rS=0.980) for the whole sample and also for each individual group (rS=0.89 - 0.93). The ratio of the time required to perform both tests was 2.3 (±0.2) and did not differ between the groups. Conclusion: the TUG and the L-Test have excelent concurrent validity for the three groups. However, the same ratio between the tests in all three groups suggests that a longer distance and more turns in the elderly using devices did affect the outcomes.

• Keywords: Timed Up and Go test, L-test, measurement properties, elderly, mobility, balance