TIMED UP AND GO PERFORMANCE IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH DIABETES MELLITUS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION, BALANCE, COGNITION, AND FALLS

Background: The Timed up and Go Test (TUG) is often used as a mobility measure in older people. However, it is unclear whether the TUG is useful for identifying fall risk in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) and which physical and cognitive/psychological factors influence the performance of this te...

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Main Authors: Asha H Wettasinghe, Dilshani WN Dissanayake, Prasad Katulanda, Stephen R Lord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJPHY 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Physiotherapy
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Online Access:https://www.ijphy.org/index.php/journal/article/view/655