Differences in the Timed Up and Go Test under different measurement conditions in young healthy adults.
Hironori Ohsugi, Yasushi Kurihara, Saori Anzai and 2 others
PMID 37915459WHAT IT FOUND
For young healthy adults, Timed Up and Go times did not change with chair height, armrest use, or testing in a narrow corridor versus a large classroom.
This flexibility was not tested in older patients or those with disabilities.
Key findings
01No significant differences were found in Timed Up and Go times for seat height or armrest use at normal or fastest walking speeds.
02No significant differences were found between Timed Up and Go measurements taken in a classroom and in a corridor.
03The study was conducted only on young healthy adults, not the older or clinical populations who typically receive this test.
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What it does not show
The participants were young healthy adults, so the results may not apply to the older or clinical populations who usually take this test. The chair height was fixed for all participants and did not account for differences in lower leg length. This was a single-session study in one university faculty, not a trial of clinical outcomes.
Declared interests
The study was supported by the Sasakawa Health Foundation, and the authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that Timed Up and Go scores are unaffected by chair height or room size in older adults or patients. The study only tested young healthy adults, who can easily adapt to these changes.