Gomes Gisele de Cássia, Teixeira-Salmela Luci Fuscaldi, Fonseca Bruna Espeschit, Freitas Flávia Alexandra Silveira de, Fonseca Maria Luísa Morais, Pacheco Bruna Débora, Gonçalves Marisa Rocha, Caramelli Paulo
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2015 Mar;73(3):187-93. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20140233.
Gait variability is related to functional decline in the elderly. The dual-task Timed Up and Go Test (TUG-DT) reflects the performance in daily activities. Objective To evaluate the differences in time to perform the TUG with and without DT in elderly women with different ages and levels of education and physical activity. Method Ninety-two elderly women perfomed the TUG at usual and fast speeds, with and without motor and cognitive DT. Results Increases in the time to perform the TUG-DT were observed at older ages and lower educational levels, but not at different levels of physical activity. More educated women performed the test faster with and without DT at both speeds. When age was considered, significant differences were found only for the TUG-DT at both speeds. Conclusion Younger women with higher education levels demonstrated better performances on the TUG-DT.
步态变异性与老年人的功能衰退有关。双任务定时起立行走测试（TUG-DT）反映了日常活动中的表现。目的评估不同年龄、教育水平和身体活动水平的老年女性在有或无双重任务情况下完成TUG的时间差异。方法92名老年女性以常规和快速速度进行TUG测试，包括有或无运动和认知双重任务的情况。结果在年龄较大和教育水平较低的人群中，完成TUG-DT的时间增加，但在不同身体活动水平的人群中未观察到这种情况。在两种速度下，受教育程度较高的女性在有或无双重任务时完成测试的速度都更快。当考虑年龄因素时，仅在两种速度下的TUG-DT中发现了显著差异。结论教育水平较高的年轻女性在TUG-DT测试中表现更好。
