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Review
. 2020 Aug 25;16(4):302-312.
doi: 10.12965/jer.2040532.266. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Evaluation of the psychometric properties and clinical applications of the Timed Up and Go test in Parkinson disease: a systematic review

Irimia Mollinedo  1   2 , José Ma Cancela  1   2
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties and clinical applications of the Timed Up and Go test in Parkinson disease: a systematic review

Irimia Mollinedo et al. J Exerc Rehabil. .

Abstract

To review and systematically summarize the psychometric and clinical properties (reliability, validity, responsiveness) of the Timed Up and Go test applied to persons diagnosed with Parkinson disease. A systematic review was performed by screening four scientific databases (MED-LINE, CINAHL, and PubMed). Independent reviewers selected and extracted data from articles that assessed the reliability, validity, sensitivity to change, and/or clinical properties of the Timed Up and Go test in persons with Parkinson disease. Twenty-four studies were selected. Nine analyzed reliability and yielded "good" to "moderate" scores. Seventeen used a range of different contrast tests to assess validity of the Timed Up and Go test and found "good" quality scores in those that assessed balance. Only two studies analyzed sensitivity to change and they reported "poor" quality scores. The use of Timed Up and Go in Parkinson disease patients presents good reliability and validity (when compared to tests that assess balance).

Keywords: Neurodegenerative diseases; Rehabilitation; Reliability; Sensitivity; Validity.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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