Reliability and agreement of the timed up and go test in children and teenagers with autism spectrum disorder

• DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05027-8
• Publication Date: 2023-05-25T08:02:07Z
• Authors: Paloma Martín-Díaz; María Carratalá-T...; Francisco Molina-...; Alicia Cuesta-Gómez
• Keywords: Inter-Rater Reliability; Bland–Altman plot

ASD patients include a variety of motor deficits; however, these issues have received less scientific attention than other symptoms. Due to understanding and behavioral difficulties, it might be difficult administer assessment measures children adolescents with ASD. To evaluate challenges in this population, including gait dynamic balance issues, the timed up go test (TUG) may simple, easy apply, quick, inexpensive tool. This seconds time takes for an individual get from standard chair walk 3 m, turn around, back chair, sit down again. The study purpose was inter- intra-rater reliability TUG teenagers A total 50 (43 boys 7 girls) between 6 18 years were included. Reliability verified by intraclass correlation coefficient, error measurement, minimum detectable change. agreement analyzed Bland-Altman method. good (ICC = 0.88; 95% CI 0.79-0.93) excellent inter-rater 0,99; 0.98 0.99) observed. Additionally, plots demonstrated that there no evidence bias either replicates or examiners. Furthermore, limits (LOAs) testers close, indicating little variation measurements. Conclusions: showed strong intra- values, low proportion measurement errors, lack significant based on repetition These results could clinically useful assessing risk falls However, present is not free limitations, such as use non-probabilistic sampling. What Known: • People deficits prevalence rate almost common intellectual disability. In our knowledge, are studies provide data scales tests measure balance, Timed possible tool skills. New: autism spectrum disorder repetition.