Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change Scores for the Timed “Up & Go” Test, the Six-Minute Walk Test, and Gait Speed in People With Alzheimer Disease

Background: With the increasing incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD), determining the validity and reliability of outcome measures for people with this disease is necessary. Objective: The goals of this study were to assess test-retest reliability of data for the Timed “Up & Go” Test (TUG), the S...

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Published in:Physical therapy 2009-06, Vol.89 (6), p.569-579
Main Authors: Ries, Julie D., Echternach, John L., Nof, Leah, Gagnon Blodgett, Michelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease - physiopathology
Alzheimer Disease - rehabilitation
Alzheimer's disease
Chi-Square Distribution
Data collection
Dementia
Disability Evaluation
Evaluation
Female
Gait
Gait - physiology
Humans
Informed consent
Male
Measurement errors
Physical therapists
Physical therapy
Physiological aspects
Prospective Studies
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Sample size
Standard deviation
Statistics, Nonparametric
Test reliability
Walking - physiology
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