Relationship between timed up and go test and functional capacity in elderly of southeast bahia
International Journal of Development Research
Relationship between timed up and go test and functional capacity in elderly of southeast bahia
Received 17th September, 2019; Received in revised form 26th October, 2019 Accepted 12th November, 2019; Published online 30th December, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Reginaldo Oliveira Rodrigues et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: The aging process cause several alterations in the organism resulting in several limitations. The functional capacity and motor performance are affected because the loss of muscle and bone mass what decrease the power and strength.These functions can be evaluated through instruments being the commonly used the Lawton scale and Timed Up and Go test (TUG test). Objective: To relate the functional capacity and motor performance in elderly of southeast Bahia. Material and Methods: The samples were composed by 246 seniors of both sex and age range of 65 to 100 years. They answered the Lawton scale and TUG test. Results: Mostly older were classified as independent for TUG test and partial dependent for the Lawton Scale. There was a weak correlation between the instruments. Discussion: The discrepancy between the classifications of the instruments can be explained because functional capacity isn´t only measure by physical conditions but for social, emotional and psychologic factor too. Conclusion: TUG test and Lawton Scale can classified the same subject in different forms. More studies are need to identify which one is more reliable.
