TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstacle-crossing task-related usual gait patterns of older adults differentiating falls and gait ability
AU - Ko, Seung Uk
AU - Jerome, Gerald J.
AU - Simonsick, Eleanor M.
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported entirely by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Institute on Aging, and Chonnam National University. Data for these analyses were obtained from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, a study performed by the National Institute on Aging. All the authors declare that no financial or personal relationships were conducted with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Obstacle crossing, such as stepping over a curb, exerts additional demands on balance control, and therefore the study of usualpace gait patterns associated with obstacle-crossing performance may provide additional insight into understanding falls and deterioration of gait in older adults. Participants included 432 adults aged 60-96 years (218 women). Participants who failed the obstacle-crossing task (n = 181) walked slower with smaller knee range of motion than participants who successfully completed the obstacle-crossing task (all ps < .001). Participants who failed the obstacle crossing reported a greater likelihood of falling in the previous year, more balance problems, lower walking ability, and needed longer time to complete 5 chair stands than those who passed the task (all ps < .05). Obstacle-crossing task may identify gait patterns in older adults who appear functionally intact, but who are nonetheless at risk of fall and balance problems.
AB - Obstacle crossing, such as stepping over a curb, exerts additional demands on balance control, and therefore the study of usualpace gait patterns associated with obstacle-crossing performance may provide additional insight into understanding falls and deterioration of gait in older adults. Participants included 432 adults aged 60-96 years (218 women). Participants who failed the obstacle-crossing task (n = 181) walked slower with smaller knee range of motion than participants who successfully completed the obstacle-crossing task (all ps < .001). Participants who failed the obstacle crossing reported a greater likelihood of falling in the previous year, more balance problems, lower walking ability, and needed longer time to complete 5 chair stands than those who passed the task (all ps < .05). Obstacle-crossing task may identify gait patterns in older adults who appear functionally intact, but who are nonetheless at risk of fall and balance problems.
KW - Balance control
KW - Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA)
KW - Knee range of motion
KW - Physical function
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U2 - 10.1123/JAPA.2019-0227
DO - 10.1123/JAPA.2019-0227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85094180540
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 28
SP - 675
EP - 679
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
IS - 5
ER -