Temporal and spatial features of gait in older adults transitioning to frailty.
Examining gait characteristics in older adults who are transitioning to frailty enhances our understanding of movement control in this fall-prone population and helps to better target preventive interventions. This work presents data on temporal and spatial gait parameters of a group of older adults who have been operationally defined as "transitionally frail". Gait speed, cadence, stride length, stance, swing, double-support, and horizontal heel velocity at heel contact were measured in 50 transitionally frail older adults while walking at a self-selected pace. These data suggest that the temporal and spatial gait features of these older adults differ substantially from published results from other older adults.
Kressig
Reto W
RW
Center for Human Movement Studies, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 281 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0356, USA.
Gregor
Robert J
RJ
Oliver
Alanna
A
Waddell
Dwight
D
Smith
Webb
W
O'Grady
Michael
M
Curns
Aaron T
AT
Kutner
Michael
M
Wolf
Steven L
SL
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric