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The Tinetti assessment tool is an easily administered task-oriented test that measures an older . %PDF %¡³Å× 1 0 obj > endobj 2 0 obj > endobj 3 0 obj > endobj 4 0 obj > endobj 5 0 obj . TINETTI ASSESSMENT TOOL Patient: _____ Therapist: _____ BALANCE TEST Subject is .TINETTI ASSESSMENT TOOL Patient: _____ Therapist: _____ BALANCE TEST Subject is seated on hard, armless chair DATE ASSESSMENT GAIT: Subject walks at normal pace DATE 1. SITTING BALANCE Leans or slides in chair = 0 Steady, Safe, = 1 2. ARISES Unable without help = 0. A higher score reflects better balance ability (Tinetti, ) Sources: • Lin MR, Hwang HF, Hu MH, Wu HD, Wang YW, Huang FC. Psychometric comparisons of the timed up and go, one-leg stand, functional reach, and Tinetti balance measures in community-dwelling older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. ;52(8) • Tinetti ME. 1. Sitting balance Leans or slides in chair = 0 Steady, safe = 1 2. Arises Unable without help = 0 Able, uses arms to help = 1 Able without using arms = 2 3. Attempts to arise Unable without help = 0 Able, requires greater than 1 attempt = 1 Able to rise, 1 attempt = 2 4. Immediate standing balance Unsteady (swaggers, moves feet, trunk sway) = 0.
