Tinetti test explained

Tinetti test
Purpose:assessing a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.
Synonyms:Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment

The Tinetti Test (TT), or Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), is a common clinical test for assessing a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.[1] It is named after one of the inventors, Mary Tinetti.The test is in two short sections that contain one examining static balance abilities in a chair and then standing, and the other gait.[2] The two sections are sometimes used as separate tests.[3]

It has numerous other names, including Tinetti Gait and Balance Examination, Tinetti's Mobility Test, and Tinetti Balance Test; the wide variation in naming, test sections and cut off values sometimes cause confusion.[4]

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References

  1. M.E. . Tinetti . T. Frankin . Williams. R. . Mayewski . American Journal of Medicine. Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities . 80 . 3 . 429–434 . 1986 . 3953620 . 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90717-5.
  2. Web site: Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool . Health Promotion in Berkshire . 2022-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030406/http://www.bhps.org.uk/falls/documents/TinettiBalanceAssessment.pdf . 4 March 2016 . dead.
  3. Web site: Tinetti Balance Test . Organization of Home Care Professionals . 2022-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111211225022/http://www.ohcponline.com/tinettibalance.html . 2011-12-11 . dead.
  4. Köpke . Sascha . Meyer . Gabriele . Der Tinetti-Test – Babylon im geriatrischen Assessment . Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie . 1 August 2006 . 39 . 4 . 288–291 . 10.1007/s00391-006-0398-y . 16900448 . 24709521 . 2022-11-02 . de . 1435-1269.

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