ArticleClinical interventions in aging2022
Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Association with Medications and Risk of Falls in the Elderly.
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- Adequate Psychodrugs Do Not Impair Gait Speed in Older, Relatively Healthy, Independent Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effect of 12-week long exercise intervention, and 2-weeks of detraining period on lower limbs strength parameters and postural stability in older adults: a linear mixed model analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Association Between Psychotropic Medication Use and Gait and Mobility Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older People: Data From The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Gender-Specific Patterns of Injury in Older Adults After a Fall from a Four-Wheeled Walker (Rollator): Retrospective Study from a Swiss Level 1 Trauma Centre.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Posture, balance and gait in axial spondyloarthritis: a case-control study.Rheumatology international · 2024Article
- Cautious Gait during Navigational Tasks in People with Hemiparesis: An Observational Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze factors affecting spatio-temporal gait parameters in elderly people of both genders and different ages with different risks of fall, fall history, and medications. Patients and Methods: A total of 210 community-dwelling older adults (156 females, 54 males; mean age 72.84±6.26 years) participated in this study. To assess the risk of falls, the Downton Fall Risk Index was used. An additional question about medication intake (all prescribed drugs) was asked. To assess the spatio-temporal gait parameters, the Zebris FDM platform was used. Gait parameters and Downton Fall Risk Index, stratified by participants' history of falls, multiple medication use (0/1/2+), gender, age, and medication categories, were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney Results: When comparing different medication categories, a Downton Fall Risk Index score indicating a high risk of falls was observed in the psychotropic medication category (3.56±1.67). A gait velocity suggesting a higher risk of falls (≤3.60 km/h) was observed in the psychotropic (2.85±1.09 km/h) and diabetes (2.80±0.81 km/h) medication categories, in the age groups 70-79 years (3.30±0.89 km/h) and 80+ years (2.67±0.88 km/h), and in participants using two or more medications (3.04±0.93 km/h). Conclusion: The results of this study confirm previous observations and show that higher age and multiple medication negatively affect the gait, and that the higher risk of falls is associated with psychotropic and diabetes medication use. These results provide important information for future fall preventive programs for the elderly that would be especially beneficial for elderly people taking psychotropic and diabetes medication.
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