| Tinetti test | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment |
| Purpose | assessing a person's static and dynamic balance abilities. |
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 that contain 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, and Tinetti Balance Test; the wide variation in naming, test sections and cut off values sometimes cause confusion.4
References
References
- Tinetti, M.E.; Williams, T. Franklin; 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.
- "Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool" (PDF). Health Promotion in Berkshire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- "Tinetti Balance Test". Organization of Home Care Professionals. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- Köpke, Sascha; Meyer, Gabriele (1 August 2006). "Der Tinetti-Test – Babylon im geriatrischen Assessment". Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (in German). 39 (4): 288–291. doi:10.1007/s00391-006-0398-y. ISSN 1435-1269. PMID 16900448. S2CID 24709521. Retrieved 2022-11-02.