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The TUG test was used as a test for functional mobility and fall risk [ 10].
The assessment will start with screening on delirium, malnutrition, ADL functions, mobility and fall risk.
Mobility and fall risk are important factors which are commonly cited reasons for withholding OAC therapy in frail elderly patients.
The POMA is a clinician-observed measure of mobility and fall risk, consisting of 2 sub-scales (balance and gait) [ 10, 31].
This short assessment consists of screening on five geriatric conditions: delirium, malnutrition, activities of daily living functioning, mobility and fall risk.
In accordance with SIOG recommendations for elderly cancer patients, seven domains are assessed routinely: functional status, mobility and fall risk, nutritional status [ 25], cognitive status, mood, co-morbidities and medications, and social environment.
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What is the association between mobility and falls risk for people living in residential aged care?
Only one study found a relationship between mobility and falls when controlling for other clinical variables [28].
The association between mobility and falls in prospective studies examining fall predictors among community-dwelling individuals with stroke has been tenuous [2], [10], [28], [29].
Impaired balance, loss of mobility and falls are major problems associated with changes in muscle in older adults.
35 A nonlinear relationship between functional mobility and falls risk has also been highlighted in a previous study.
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