Observational studyJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2017
Instrumented gait analysis: a measure of gait improvement by a wheeled walker in hospitalized geriatric patients.
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- The Potential for Effect of a Six-Week Training Program for Gait Aid Use in Older People with Dementia with Unsteadiness of Gait: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Gait parameters when walking with or without rollator on different surface characteristics: a pilot study among healthy individuals.BMC research notes · 2022Article
- Present and future of gait assessment in clinical practice: Towards the application of novel trends and technologies.Frontiers in medical technology · 2022Review
- Recent Trends and Practices Toward Assessment and Rehabilitation of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Insights From Human Gait.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Development of Cut-off Values on the Berg Balance Scale for Predicting Walking Independence in Older Adults with Hip Fracture.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of using assistive devices on the components of the modified instrumented timed up and go test in healthy subjects.Heliyon · 2021Article
- Single-Task or Dual-Task? Gait Assessment as a Potential Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer's Dementia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Article
- Implications of Walking Aid Selection for Nonweightbearing Ambulation on Stance Limb Plantar Force, Walking Speed, Perceived Exertion, and Device Preference in Healthy Adults 50 Years of Age and Older.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Frail Older Individuals Maintaining a Steady Standing Position: Associations Between Sway Measurements with Frailty Status Across Four Different Frailty Instruments.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- Balance and mobility in geriatric patients : Assessment and treatment of neurological aspects.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2019Review
- Walking with rollator: a systematic review of gait parameters in older persons.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2019Review
- Wearables for gait and balance assessment in the neurological ward - study design and first results of a prospective cross-sectional feasibility study with 384 inpatients.BMC neurology · 2018Article
- Sensor-based gait analysis in atypical parkinsonian disorders.Brain and behavior · 2018Article
- Validation of a Lower Back "Wearable"-Based Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit Algorithm for Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Older Adults in a Home-Like Environment.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn an increasing aging society, reduced mobility is one of the most important factors limiting activities of daily living and overall quality of life. The ability to walk independently contributes to the mobility, but is increasingly restricted by numerous diseases that impair gait and balance. The aim of this cross-sectional observation study was to examine whether spatio-temporal gait parameters derived from mobile instrumented gait analysis can be used to measure the gait stabilizing effects of a wheeled walker (WW) and whether these gait parameters may serve as surrogate marker in hospitalized patients with multifactorial gait and balance impairment.
methodsOne hundred six patients (ages 68-95) wearing inertial sensor equipped shoes passed an instrumented walkway with and without gait support from a WW. The walkway assessed the risk of falling associated gait parameters velocity, swing time, stride length, stride time- and double support time variability. Inertial sensor-equipped shoes measured heel strike and toe off angles, and foot clearance.
resultsThe use of a WW improved the risk of spatio-temporal parameters velocity, swing time, stride length and the sagittal plane associated parameters heel strike and toe off angles in all patients. First-time users (FTUs) showed similar gait parameter improvement patterns as frequent WW users (FUs). However, FUs with higher levels of gait impairment improved more in velocity, stride length and toe off angle compared to the FTUs.
conclusionThe impact of a WW can be quantified objectively by instrumented gait assessment. Thus, objective gait parameters may serve as surrogate markers for the use of walking aids in patients with gait and balance impairments.
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