Patient is ready to be discharged from the hospital and the patient’s family are concerned whether the patient is able to walk safely outside alone. Tool that would be best to assess this is : Get Up and Go Test.
The "get-up and go test" requires patients to stand up from the chair, walk a short distance, turn around, return, and then sit down again.
Begin this test by having the patient sit back in a standard arm chair and identify a line 3 meters, or 10 feet away on the floor. Begin timing on the word “Go”. Stop the timing after patient sits back down and lastly record time.
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