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ArticleJournal of primary care & community health

Screening Gait Performance, Falls, and Physical Activity among Benedictine and Trappist Monks.

Dennis W Klima, Adam Davey

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Article in Journal of primary care & community health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dennis W KlimaUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0083-5158
Adam DaveyUniversity of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
University of Delaware · USUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivePhysical performance in older men has been reported in analyses with veterans and in disease-based cohort research. Studies examining gait performance among older monks, however, are narrow. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of a recent fall on gait ability in a cohort of Benedictine and Trappist monks in 4 US monastic communities. The second aim was to analyze physical activity and a recent fall as predictive markers of 2 constructs of gait performance.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 53 Benedictine and Trappist monks over 60 (

resultsDemographic profiles revealed that 10% of participants had fallen over the past 3 months; in addition, those who had fallen were more likely to limit activities because of fear of falling (

conclusionsGait performance is linked to a recent fall episode among older monks. Predictive determinants of functional mobility (TUG) and superimposing tasks on the gait cycle (DGI) include recent fall history and physical activity. Appropriate health promotion activities can be aligned with these lifestyle attributes in monastic communities.

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Accidental FallsMonksAgedCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFearGaitGeriatric AssessmentHumansMalePostural BalanceRisk Factorsfallgaitphysical activity

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PMID33522368
PMCPMC8772351
OpenAlexW3126523449

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