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ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2023

Fall history in older adults impacts acceleration profiles after a near collision with a moving pedestrian hazard.

Lisa A Zukowski, Sarah A Brinkerhoff, Gozde Iyigun, Jaimie A Roper, Carol A Giuliani, Prudence Plummer

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Article in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Lisa A ZukowskiDepartment of Physical Therapy, High Point University, High Point, NC, USA. lzukowsk@highpoint.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9682-1564
Sarah A BrinkerhoffSchool of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Gozde IyigunDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus Via Mersin 10, Famagusta, Turkey.
Jaimie A RoperSchool of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Carol A GiulianiDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Prudence PlummerDepartment of Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.
Auburn University · USEastern Mediterranean University · CYHigh Point University · USMGH Institute of Health Professions · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UL1TR001111 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$43.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001111NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR001111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnvironmental hazards (e.g., pedestrian traffic) cause falls and testing environment impacts gait in older adults. However, most fall risk evaluations do not assess real-world moving hazard avoidance.

aimsThis study examined the effect of fall history in older adults on acceleration profiles before, during, and after a near collision with a moving hazard, in laboratory and real-world settings.

methodsOlder adults with (n = 14) and without a fall history (n = 15) performed a collision avoidance walking task with a sudden moving hazard in real-world and laboratory settings. Gait acceleration and video data of participants' first-person views were recorded. Four mixed effects multilevel models analyzed the magnitude and variability of mean and peak anteroposterior and mediolateral acceleration while walking before, during, and after the moving hazard in both environments.

resultsIn the real-world environment, older adults without a fall history increased their mean anteroposterior acceleration after the moving hazard (p = 0.046), but those with a fall history did not (p > 0.05). Older adults without a fall history exhibited more intersubject variability than those with a fall history in mean (p < 0.001) and peak anteroposterior (p = 0.015) acceleration across environments and epochs. Older adults without a fall history exhibited a slower peak mediolateral reaction during the moving hazard (p = 0.014) than those with a fall history.

conclusionsThese results suggest that compared to older adults with a fall history, older adults without a fall history are more adaptable and able to respond last-minute to unexpected hazards. Older adults with a fall history exhibited more homogenous responses.

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PedestriansAccelerationAgedGaitHumansRisk AssessmentWalkingAccelerometersAgingCollision avoidanceEcological validityFalls

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PMCPMC12051468
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