Functional mobility and its contributing factors for older adults in different cities in Taiwan

Impaired mobility is one of the primary causes of declined functional capacity in old age. The timed up-and-go test (TUG), a common mobility test, has been studied extensively in Western countries. The purposes of this study were to compare and identify factors associated with TUG performance in old...

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Main Authors: Sang-I. Lin, Hsuei-Chen Lee, Ku-Chou Chang, Yi-Ching Yang, Jau-Yih Tsauo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616000528