Relationship Between Test Methodology and Mean Velocity in Timed Walk Tests: A Review

Schematic of literature search and results of study selection process. *Studies included in analysis are: Dobkin,¹ Baer and Smith,² Kuo et al,⁴ Ostchega et al,⁵ Rantanen et al,⁷ Rolland et al,¹¹ van Hedel et al,¹³ van Loo et al,¹⁴ Salbach et al,¹⁵ Tyson and DeSouza,¹⁷ Moseley et al,²⁰ Galvão and Taaffe,²² Henwood and Taaffe,²³ Salbach et al,²⁹ Wang et al,³¹ van Herk et al,³² Arnadottir and Mercer,³⁷ Bischoff-Ferrari et al,³⁸ Brill et al,³⁹ Cesari et al,⁴⁰ Chang et al,⁴¹ English et al,⁴² Gajdosik et al,⁴³ Gold et al,⁴⁴ Goldie et al,⁴⁵ Herman et al,⁴⁶ Kadanka et al,⁴⁷ Kollen et al,⁴⁸ Kressig et al,⁴⁹ Meeuwsen et al,⁵⁰ Miyai et al,⁵¹ Miyai et al,⁵² Morey and Zhu,⁵³ Nelson et al,⁵⁴ Nieuwenhuis et al,⁵⁵ Pellecchia et al,⁵⁶ Romberg et al,⁵⁷ Taaffe et al,⁵⁸ Tiedemann et al,⁵⁹ Vos-Vromans et al,⁶⁰ Webster et al,⁶¹ White and Petajan,⁶² Winchester et al,⁶³ Witte and Carlsson,⁶⁴ Wolf et al,⁶⁵ and Yanagita et al.⁶⁶

Age-adjusted and weighted estimates of mean velocities (SEs) and 95% confidence intervals by methodology in the aged group. The dashed vertical lines represent usual- and fast-paced standards cited in the implications section of the discussion.

Age-adjusted and weighted estimates of mean velocities (SEs) and 95% confidence intervals by methodology in the neuro group. The dashed vertical lines represent usual- and fast-paced standards cited in the implications section of the discussion.