Timed Up and Go and Five Times Sit to Stand Test among community ambulant, overweight, obese Saudi elderly population.

Samiha Mohamed Abd Elkader,Tarek Mohamed El-Gohary Tarek Mohamed El-Gohary,Abdullah Mohamed Al-Shenqiti

doi:10.47391/jpma.1270

Samiha Mohamed Abd Elkader, Tarek Mohamed El-Gohary Tarek Mohamed El-Gohary + Show 1 more

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Abstract

To investigate the effect of Timed Up and Go category on the Five Times Sit to Stand Test, and to determine the role of recreational status on Timed Up and Go rating. The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2018 and April 2019 at the College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Madina, Saudi Arabia, and comprised community-ambulant retired overweight or obese subjects of either gender aged 60-69 years. Timed Up and Go, Five Times Sit to Stand Test and Single-Leg Stance Test were used to measure basic mobility, transitional skills and static balance respectively. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. Of the 150 subjects, 108(72%) were males and 42(28%) were females. The overall mean age was 63.1}2.5 years and the mean body mass index was 29.6}3.8 kg/m2. There were 46(31.5%) subjects who were freely mobile, 60(41.1%) who were mostly independent and 40(27.4%) who had variable mobility. Also, 36(24%) subjects were recreationally active, while 114(76%) were recreationally inactive. The freely mobile subjects managed to finish the Five Times Sit to Stand Test in less time than the other groups (p<0.05). The recreationally active subjects took significantly less time to finish the Timed Up and Go test compared to the inactive. Besides, the males had longer Single-Leg Stance Test timing than females (p<0.05). The elderly belonging to different Timed Up and Go mobility categories demonstrated variable Five Times Sit to Stand abilities, with the recreational mobility status significantly affecting the category.

Highlights

The proportion of older people has increased throughout the world, with the number of people aged 65 or older projected to reach 1.5 billion in 2050.1 Global efforts are essential to keep older people as independently mobile as possible despite physical limitations
The elderly belonging to different Timed Up and Go mobility categories demonstrated variable Five Times Sit to Stand abilities, with the recreational mobility status significantly affecting the category
Quality of life (QOL) in old age is related to independent mobility, healthcare professionals have to work relentlessly to keep older people mobile so that they may take care of themselves to reduce the economic burden on families and society.[1]

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Of the 150 subjects, 108(72%) were males and 42(28%) were females. The overall mean age was 63.1±2.5 years and the mean BMI was 29.6±3.8kg/m2. The current study showed significant difference in the outcome measures of 5XSST with less time for the freely mobile TUG category compared to the other categories. Healthcare professionals have to make sure that the physical capacity of the elderly is exceeding their work demand in order to enjoy successful physical-functional independence.[22,23] Batsis et al.[10] studied the elderly aged ≥60 years to investigate the effect of obesity on functional abilities. They collected data on physical limitations and basic activities of daily living, and found that obesity was associated with higher physical impairment, especially among the females. Dynamic balance skills must be assessed and correlated with static balance skills and other outcome measures to explore its association with the risk of falls

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