ArticleFrontiers in physiology2018
Gait Stability and Its Influencing Factors in Older Adults.
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- Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on cognitive function in early geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized controlled explorative study.PloS one · 2026Trial
- The Effects of 12-Week Dual-Task Physical-Cognitive Training on Gait, Balance, Lower Extremity Muscle Strength, and Cognition in Older Adult Women: A Randomized Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Running barefoot leads to lower running stability compared to shod running - results from a randomized controlled study.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
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- Instrumented Walkway Gait Analysis Predicts Fallers in Neurological Disorders: Identifying Digital Biomarkers for Balance Monitoring.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mechanistic Pathways Linking Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Osteoarthritis to Falls in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effectiveness and improving program adherence among the older adults through competitive health promotion activities.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Dynamic Gait Stability Estimated Using One or Two Inertial Measurement Units Worn on the Human Body.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Relaxed Stiffness of Lower Extremity Muscles and Step Width Variability as Key Differences Between Sarcopenia and Dynapenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Wearable Gait Monitoring System for 17 Gait Parameters Based on Computer Vision.IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement · 2025Article
- E-ACTIVE AGING study protocol: Evaluating an exergame-based and multicomponent exercise program for community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of Dual-Tasking on Stepping Strategy and Inter-Joint Coordination During Walking in Older Fallers and Non-Fallers.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Predictors of Gait Variability in Older Inpatients: An Exploratory Study Among Orthopedic Patients.Cureus · 2024Article
- Physical Functioning, Physical Activity, and Variability in Gait Performance during the Six-Minute Walk Test.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Scientometric Research and Critical Analysis of Gait and Balance in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Relationship of Neural Correlates of Gait Characteristics and Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Repurposing Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus as Potential Pharmacological Treatments for Sarcopenia - A Narrative Review.Drugs & aging · 2023Review
- Hypotensive effects of resistance training in treated hypertensive men: Is the systemic dynamic mode better than the isometric handgrip mode?Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2023Article
- Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Article
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Abstract
A stable gait pattern is a prerequisite to successfully master various activities of daily living. Furthermore, reduced gait stability is associated with a higher risk of falling. To provide specific intervention strategies to improve gait stability, gaining detailed knowledge of the underlying mechanism and influencing factors is of utmost importance. The effects of relevant influencing factors on gait stability are poorly examined, yet. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to quantify the effects of various influencing factors on gait stability. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed dynamic gait stability and relevant influencing factors in 102 older adults (age >65 years). In addition to dynamic gait stability (largest Lyapunov exponent [LLE] and gait variability measures) during normal over-ground (single-task: ST) and dual-task (DT) walking, we registered the following influencing factors: health status (SF12), pain status (painDETECT, SES), fear of falling (falls efficacy scale), depression (CES-D), cognition performance (Stroop test), physical activity (Freiburger Fragebogen zur körperlichen Aktivität), proprioception (joint position sense), peripheral sensation (mechanical and vibration detection threshold), balance performance (static balance on force plate) and muscular fitness (instrumented sit-to-stand test). We used a principal components regression to link the identified principal components with the gait stability and gait variability responses. The four principal components "strength and gender" (e.g.,
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