Motor dual-task Timed Up & Go test better identifies prefrailty individuals than single-task Timed Up & Go test

Аннотация

The present study investigated whether dual-task Timed Up & Go tests (TUG) could identify prefrail individuals more sensitively than the single-task TUG (TUGsingle) in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited adults aged 50 years and older who actively participated in local community programs. Time taken to complete single-task TUG and dual-task TUG, carrying a cup of water (TUGmanual) or carrying out serial-3 subtraction (TUGcognitive) while executing TUG, was measured. Prefrailty status was defined based on Fried’s phenotypic definition