@article{ref1,
title="Subjective gait stability in the elderly",
journal="Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie",
year="2019",
author="Hirsch, Theresa and Lampe, Jasmin and Michalk, Katrin and Röder, Lotte and Munsch, Karoline and Marquardt, Jonas",
volume="52",
number="1",
pages="17-22",
abstract="BACKGROUND: It can be assumed that the feeling of gait stability or gait instability in the elderly may be independent of a possible fear of falling or a history of falling when walking. Up to now, there has been a lack of spatiotemporal gait parameters for older people who subjectively feel secure when walking. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to analyse the distribution of various gait parameters for older people who subjectively feel secure when walking. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, the gait parameters stride time, step time, stride length, step length, double support, single support, and walking speed were measured using a Vicon three-dimensional motion capture system (Plug-In Gait Lower-Body Marker Set) in 31 healthy people aged 65 years and older (mean age 72 ± 3.54 years) who subjectively feel secure when walking. <br><br>RESULTS: There was a homogeneous distribution in the gait parameters examined, with no abnormalities. The mean values have a low variance with narrow confidence intervals. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that people who subjectively feel secure when walking demonstrate similarly objective gait parameters..<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0044-281X",
doi="10.1007/s00391-017-1288-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-017-1288-1"
}