dizziness handicap inventory spanish version

A higher percentage of patients who took more than 15 s had fallen in the previous year than those who took up to 15 s to complete the test. The time taken to complete the Test was significantly related with having or not having fallen in the previous year, with the scores of the questionnaires, and with various parameters of dynamic posturography. One hundred two patients (58.6%) required no support to complete the test, whereas the other 72 (41.4%) used supports. Results: The average time to complete the TUG Test was 21.24 ± 8.18 s, and the average step count was 27.36 ± 7.93. They were compared with the number of falls, Computerized Dynamic Posturography scores, and questionnaires scores (Dizziness Handicap Inventory and a shortened version of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International).

Modified TUG Test was performed time, step count and the need for support during the test were the analyzed variables. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary university hospital, in 174 people aged 65 years or older with gait instability. Objective: To compare the results from the modified Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) with posturographic variables, the subjective perception of disability due to gait instability, and the number of falls in a sample of the elderly population with imbalance, to confirm that the TUG Test is a useful clinical instrument to assess the tendency to fall in individuals of this age group. 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain.2Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

1Division of Neurotology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Andrés Soto-Varela 1,2 *, Marcos Rossi-Izquierdo 3, María del-Río-Valeiras 4, Ana Faraldo-García 4, Isabel Vaamonde-Sánchez-Andrade 4, Antonio Lirola-Delgado 4 and Sofía Santos-Pérez 1,2

Dizziness handicap inventory spanish version