Tinetti test

The Tinetti Test (TT), or Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) is a common clinical test for assessing a person's static and dynamic balance abilities.[1] It is named after one of the inventors, Mary Tinetti.

The test is in two short sections, one examining static balance abilities in a chair and then standing, and the other gait.[2] The two sections are sometimes used as separate tests.[3]

It has numerous other names, including Tinetti Gait and Balance Examination, Tinetti’s Mobility Test, Tinetti Balance Test, the wide variation in naming, test sections and cut off values sometimes cause confusion.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tinetti, M.E.; Williams, T. Frankin; Mayewski, R. (1986). "Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities". American Journal of Medicine 80 (3): 429–434. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(86)90717-5. PMID 3953620.
  2. ↑ "Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool" (PDF). Health Promotion in Berkshire. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Tinetti Balance Test". Organization of Home Care Professionals. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  4. ↑ "The Tinetti test - Babylon in geriatric assessment" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 39: 288–291. 2006. doi:10.1007/s00391-006-0398-y.


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