ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9807-2915; Heier, Margit; Gorzelniak, Lukas; Ladwig, Karl-Heinz; Peters, Annette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-0985 and Doering, Angela
(2013):
Decline in Gait Performance Detected by an Electronic Walkway System in 907 Older Adults of the Population-Based KORA-Age Study.
In: Gerontology, No. 2: pp. 165-173
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Abstract
Background: Gait changes at older ages are a strong predictor of adecline in lower extremity functions. However, large population-basedstudies assessing gait parameters in various gait tasks are lacking.Objective: We investigated the relationship of age, the use of mobilityaids and being fitted with an endoprosthesis with selected gaitparameters, assessed in different walking tasks. Methods: In thepopulation-based KORA-Age study, data from 907 men and women aged 65-91years were obtained using the validated electronic walkway systemGAITRite, which quantifies spatiotemporal gait parameters in themeasurement range of a 488 x 61 cm walkway mat. Participants completedthree walking tasks at different speeds (normal, slow and fast) and afourth walking task at normal speed with the additional task of countingbackwards (dual-task walking). Additionally, the impact ofendoprostheses (hip or knee) and mobility aids was assessed.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Medicine > Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology Medicine > Institute and Polyclinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine |
Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-21796-9 |
ISSN: | 0304-324X |
Alliance/National Licence: | This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 21796 |
Date Deposited: | 22. Oct 2014, 12:59 |
Last Modified: | 17. Jul 2024, 11:55 |