Background: subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have a high risk of falling. The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is used to predict the risk of falls but it has not been validated in subjects with RA. Purpose: the primary objective was to establish the predictive validity and the concurrent validity of TUG at the preferred walking speed or fastest speed possible as a predictor of falls in subjects with RA. The secondary objective was to establish if the TUG has a higher predictive value evaluated at the preferred walking speed or fastest speed possible.
Antecedentes: Las enfermedades reumáticas (ER) son afecciones que comprometen al sistema musculoesquelético y existen más de 100 tipos. Los autores de este estudio no encontramos antecedentes que describan características de los sujetos con ER admitidos en un servicio de rehabilitación en Argentina.
Objetivo: Describir y analizar una muestra de sujetos con ER ingresados en el Servicio de Kinesiología del Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (I.Re.P.) de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires entre enero de 2010 y diciembre de 2015.
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