Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 470-474 , March 2009

Validity of a Functional Dynamic Walking Test for the Elderly

Presented to the 12th Annual Congress of European College Sport Science, July 11–14, 2007, Jyvaskyla, Finland.

  • Sally D. Lark, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Sally D. Lark, PhD, Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Human Health, Massey University, Private Bag 756, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Sowjanya Pasupuleti, MSc

References 

  1. Mathias S, Nayak US, Issacs B. Balance in elderly patients: the “get-up and go” test. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1986;67:387–389
  2. Schumway-Cook A, Woollacott M. Motor control: theory and practical applications. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1995;
  3. Wrisley DM, Marchetti GF, Kuharsky DK, Whitney SL. Reliability, internal consistency, and validity of data obtained with the functional gait assessment. Phys Ther. 2004;84:906–918
  4. Berg KO, Maki BE, Williams JI, Holliday PJ, Wood-Dauphinee SL. Clinical and laboratory measures of postural balance in an elderly population. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;73:1073–1080
  5. Tinetti ME. Performance-orientated assessment of mobility problems in elderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1986;34:119–126
  6. Schumway-Cook A, Brauer S, Woollacott M. Predicting the probability of falls in community-dwelling older adults using the Timed Up & Go Test. Phys Ther. 2000;80:896–903
  7. Tinetti ME, Williams TF, Mayewski R. Fall risk index for elderly patients based on number of chronic disabilities. Am J Med. 1986;80:429–434
  8. Tinetti ME, Speechley M, Ginter SF. Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community. N Eng J Med. 1988;319:1701–1707
  9. Ishizuka MA, Mutarelli EG, Yamaguchi AM, Filho W. Falls by elders with moderate levels of movement functionality. Clinics. 2005;60:41–46
  10. Lin MR, Hwang HF, Hu MH, Wu HD, Wang YW, Huang FC. Psychometric comparisons of the timed up and go, one-leg stand, functional reach, and Tinetti balance measures in community-dwelling older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:1343–1348
  11. Maki BE. Gait changes in older adults: predictors of falls or indicators of fear?. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997;45:313–320
  12. Cho BL, Scarpace D, Alexander NB. Tests of stepping as indicators of mobility, balance, and fall risk in balance-impaired older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:1168–1173
  13. Stolze H, Friedrich HJ, Steinauer K, Vieregge P. Stride parameters in healthy young and old women–measurement variability on a simple walkway. Exp Aging Res. 2000;26:159–168
  14. Samson MM, Crowe A, de Vreede PL, Dessens JA, Duursma SA, Verhaar HJ. Differences in gait parameters at a preferred walking speed in healthy subjects due to age, height and body weight. Aging (Milano). 2001;13:16–21
  15. Grabiner PC, Biswas ST, Grabiner MD. Age-related changes in spatial and temporal gait variables. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001;82:31–35
  16. Moe-Nilssen R, Helbostad JL. Interstride trunk acceleration variability but not step width variability can differentiate between fit and frail older adults. Gait Posture. 2005;21:164–170
  17. Crosbie WJ, Nimmo MA, Banks MA, Brownlee MG, Meldrum F. Standing balance responses in two populations of elderly women: a pilot study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1989;70:751–754
  18. Maki BE, Holliday PJ, Topper AK. A prospective study of postural balance and risk of falling in an ambulatory and independent elderly population. J Gerontol. 1994;49:M72–M84
  19. Maki BE, McIllroy WE. Postural control in the older adult. Clin Geriatr Med. 1996;12:635–658
  20. McIlroy WE, Maki BE. Age-related changes in compensatory stepping in response to unpredictable perturbations. J Gerontol. 1996;51:M289–M296
  21. Bauby CE, Kuo AD. Active control of lateral balance in human walking. J Biomech. 2000;33:1433–1440
  22. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. “Mini-mental state”. A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res 975;12:189-98.
  23. Collin C, Wade DT, Davis S, Horne V. The Barthel ADL index: a reliability study. Int Disabil Stud. 1988;10:61–63
  24. Rossiter-Fornoff JE, Wolf SL, Wolfson LI, Buchner DM. A cross-sectional validation study of the FICSIT common data base static balance measures (Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques). J Gerontol. 1995;50:M291–M297
  25. Cohen J. Statistical power analysis for the behavioural sciences. 2nd ed.. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum; 1988;
  26. Atkinson HH, Rosano C, Simonsick EM, et al. Cognitive function, gait speed decline, and comorbidities: the health, aging and body composition study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007;62:844–850
  27. Patla AE, Adkin A, Ballard T. Online steering: coordination and control of body center of mass, head and body reorientation. Exp Brain Res. 1999;129:629–634
  28. Krebs DE, Goldvasser D, Lockert JD, Portney LG, Gill-body KM. Is base of support greater in unsteady gait?. Phys Ther. 2002;82:138–147
  29. Chamberlin ME, Fulwider BD, Sanders SL, Medeiros JM. Does fear of falling influence spatial and temporal gait parameters in elderly persons beyond changes associated with normal aging?. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005;60:1163–1167
  30. Arnadottir SA, Mercer VS. Effects of footwear on measurements of balance and gait in women between the ages of 65 and 93 years. Phys Ther. 2000;80:17–27

 Supported by the School of Applied Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01699-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.08.221

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 470-474 , March 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution