{{Infobox diagnostic | name = Tinetti test | image = | alt = | caption = | pronounce = |purpose = assessing a person's static and dynamic balance abilities. | synonyms = Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment | reference_range = | calculator = | DiseasesDB = <!--{{DiseasesDB2|numeric_id}}--> | ICD10 = <!--{{ICD10|Group|Major|minor|LinkGroup|LinkMajor}} or {{ICD10PCS|code|char1/char2/char3/char4}}--> | ICD9 = | ICDO = | MedlinePlus = <!--article_number--> | eMedicine = <!--article_number--> | MeshID = | OPS301 = <!--{{OPS301|code}}--> | LOINC = <!--{{LOINC|code}}--> }} 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.<ref name="Tinetti1986">{{cite journal | first1 =M.E. |last1 = Tinetti | first2 = T. Franklin | last2 = Williams| first3=R. | last3= Mayewski | journal = American Journal of Medicine| title=Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities | volume = 80 | issue = 3 | pages = 429–434 | year=1986 | pmid=3953620 | doi=10.1016/0002-9343(86)90717-5}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.bhps.org.uk/falls/documents/TinettiBalanceAssessment.pdf | work=Health Promotion in Berkshire | title = Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool | accessdate=2022-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030406/http://www.bhps.org.uk/falls/documents/TinettiBalanceAssessment.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The two sections are sometimes used as separate tests.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.ohcponline.com/tinettibalance.html | work= Organization of Home Care Professionals | title =Tinetti Balance Test | accessdate=2022-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211225022/http://www.ohcponline.com/tinettibalance.html |archive-date=2011-12-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Köpke |first1=Sascha |last2=Meyer |first2=Gabriele |title=Der Tinetti-Test – Babylon im geriatrischen Assessment |journal=Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie |date=1 August 2006 |volume=39 |issue=4 |pages=288–291 |doi=10.1007/s00391-006-0398-y |pmid=16900448 |s2cid=24709521 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00391-006-0398-y |access-date=2022-11-02 |language=de |issn=1435-1269|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
==See also== * Romberg's test * Sitting-rising test * Timed Up and Go test
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==External links== * [https://neurotoolkit.com/tinetti/ Free online Tinetti Test calculator]
Category:Biomechanics Category:Medical scales Category:Geriatrics
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