Performance of an Adapted Version of the Timed Up-and-Go Test in People with Cognitive Impairments.

Performance of an Adapted Version of the Timed Up-and-Go Test in People with Cognitive Impairments.
J Mot Behav. 2019 Jan 18;:1-8
Authors: Mumic de Melo L, Hotta Ansai J, Giusti Rossi P, Carvalho Vale FA, Cristhine de Medeiros Takahashi A, Pires de Andrade L
Abstract
In clinical practice, older people with cognitive impairment may have difficulties to understand the instructions of the Timed Up-and-Go (TUGT) test and present a bad performance. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in the TUGT performance, in an adapted version, between older adults with preserved cognition (PC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and to identify the association between the adapted TUGT performance and cognition among groups. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 118 community-dwelling older adults divided in three groups: PC (n = 40), MCI (n = 40) and AD (n = 38). The evaluation was composed by the adapted TUGT and cognitive assessment (Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination and Frontal Assessment Battery). Only the cadence of TUGT presented significant difference between groups, specifically between AD versus MCI and PC groups. The main correlations were found between time of TUGT with fluency domain and global cognitive function, especially in the AD Group. The findings contribute to the understanding of how cognition interferes on functional mobility in older people with MCI and AD. The adap...

Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - January 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: J Mot Behav Source Type: research