It is the time in seconds to rise from a regular chair with arms, walk 3 m at a comfortable safe pace, turn, walk back to the chair and sit down.
The test measures the time that is required for a subject to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters at a safe, comfortable pace, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down [ 28].
He is instructed that, on the word "go", he is to get up and walk at a comfortable and safe pace to a line on the floor 3 metres away, turn, return to the chair and sit down again.
The subjects were seated in a free-standing padded armchair and stand up without use of arms, walk at a comfortable and safe pace to a line on the floor three meters away, turn and walk back to the chair and sit down again [ 26].
To perform the TUG test as described in the original derivation study, the patient is timed while they rise from an arm chair (approximate seat height 46 cm), walk at a comfortable and safe pace to a line on the floor three metres away, turn and walk back to the chair and sit down again.
Walking speed was calculated from the time required for subjects to walk a 6 meter course at their usual pace (usual walking speed), and at a rapid but safe pace (rapid walking speed).
The patient is timed while they rise from an arm chair, walk three metres at a comfortable and safe pace, turn and walk back to the chair and sit down again.
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