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Timed Up and Down Stairs (TUDS)
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Purpose
Purpose
Assessment of mobility and speed on stairs. Also an outcome measure
Group suitable for
Children 8-14 with and without cerebral palsy
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Cerebral Palsy | Neurodisability (Other)
Age Group
Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years)
ICF domain
Activity & Participation
Area of assessment
Gross Motor
Key description
Description
Wearing shoes but not orthotics the stairs are climbed, starting from the bottom step to the top, turn around and descend again. Any method is accepted. timing stops when the bottom step is reached again.
Reliability / validity
The TUDS has adequate reliability and validity in children with and without CP and appears to complement current clinical measures of functional mobility and balance.
Strengths / weaknesses
Easy measure to use in a variety of situations
Cost
Free
Equipment required
Stairs and stopwatch
Training required
N/A
Considerations & references
Cost
Free https://iaacd.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Short-GM-measures.pdf
References/ Links
Tests & Measures: A Resource for Paediatric Physical Therapy Practitioners / Timed Up and Down Stairs (TUDS) (elon.edu)
https://blogs.elon.edu/ptkids/2015/03/15/timed-up-and-down-stairs-tuds/
Timed Up and Down Stairs Test: Preliminary Reliability and Validity of a New Measure of Functional Mobility | Semantic Scholar
Time to complete
5 minutes
Comments
Easy to use in any language
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