A Smartphone-Based Timed Up and Go Test Self-Assessment for Older Adults: Validity and Reliability Study.

IF 5 Q1 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
JMIR Aging Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI:10.2196/67322
Melissa Johanna Böttinger, Sabato Mellone, Jochen Klenk, Carl-Philipp Jansen, Marios Stefanakis, Elena Litz, Anastasia Bredenbrock, Jan-Philipp Fischer, Jürgen M Bauer, Clemens Becker, Katharina Gordt-Oesterwind
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Abstract

Background: The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is recommended as an evidence-based tool for measuring physical capacity. Instrumented TUG (iTUG) approaches expand classical supervised clinical applications offering the potential of self-assessment for older adults.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of a smartphone-based TUG self-assessment "up&go app."

Methods: A total of 52 community-dwelling older adults (>67 years old) were recruited. A validated and medically certified system attached with a belt at the lower back was used as a reference system to validate the "up&go app" algorithm. The participants repeated the TUG 5 times wearing, a smartphone with the "up&go app" in their front trouser pocket and an inertial sensor to test the concurrent validity. A subsample of 37 participants repeated the "up&go app" measurement 2 weeks later to examine the test-retest reliability.

Results: The correlation between the "up&go app" and the reference measurement was r=0.99 for the total test duration and r=0.97 for the 5 single repetitions. Agreement between the 5 repetitions was intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.9 (0.84-0.94). Leaving out the first repetition, the agreement was ICC=0.95 (0.92-0.97). Test-retest agreement had an ICC=0.79 (0.53-0.9).

Conclusions: The duration of 5 repetitions of the TUG test, measured with the pocket-worn "up&go app," was very consistent with the results of a lower-back sensor system, indicating excellent concurrent validity. Participants walked slower in the first round than in the other 4 repetitions within a test run. Test-retest reliability was also excellent. The "up&go app" provides a useful smartphone-based approach to measure 5 repetitions of the TUG. The app could be used by older adults as a self-screening and monitoring tool of physical capacity at home and thereby help to early identify functional limitations and take interventions when necessary.

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JMIR Aging
JMIR Aging Social Sciences-Health (social science)
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