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1Rehabilitation Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Purpose:
The aim of the study was to examine if the Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test would be a feasible, reproducible, and valid measure in patients post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Design:
Cross-sectional study, controls and patients post-CABG, outpatient clinic.
Methods:
Participants performed the TUG Test and the 6-Minute Walking Distance (6MWD) Test. Reliability was measured within observer on two occasions.
Findings:
Patients and controls were similar in age. The patients had greater TUG mean (SD) of 14.4 seconds (4.9 seconds) and lower 6MWD of 358 m (76 m) compared with TUG of 8.2 seconds (2.7 seconds) and 6MWD of 487 m (56 m) in controls. In patients, intraclass correlation for the TUG was .98 (95% CI [.96, .98]) between the measurements. In patients, there was a high correlation between the TUG Test and the 6MWD Test, r = -.70, p < .001.
Conclusion:
The TUG Test demonstrated to be a feasible, reproducible, and valid measure in patients post-CABG.
Clinical Relevance:
The TUG Test could serve as a screening tool for physical performance in clinics.
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