TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prediction of future falls in a community dwelling older adult population using instrumented balance and gait analysis
JO  - Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie
A1  - Bauer, C. M.
A1  - Gröger, I.
A1  - Rupprecht, Roland
A1  - Marcar, V. L.
A1  - Gaßmann, K. G.
SP  - 232
EP  - 236
VL  - 49
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: The role of instrumented balance and gait assessment when screening for prospective fallers is currently a topic of controversial discussion. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This study analyzed the association between variables derived from static posturography, instrumented gait analysis and clinical assessments with the occurrence of prospective falls in a sample of community dwelling older people. <br><br>METHODS: In this study 84 older people were analyzed. Based on a prospective occurrence of falls, participants were categorized into fallers and non-fallers. Variables derived from clinical assessments, static posturography and instrumented gait analysis were evaluated with respect to the association with the occurrence of prospective falls using a forward stepwise, binary, logistic regression procedure. <br><br>RESULTS: Fallers displayed a significantly shorter single support time during walking while counting backwards, increased mediolateral to anteroposterior sway amplitude ratio, increased fast mediolateral oscillations and a larger coefficient (Coeff) of sway direction during various static posturography tests. Previous falls were insignificantly associated with the occurrence of prospective falls. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Variables derived from posturography and instrumented gait analysis showed significant associations with the occurrence of prospective falls in a sample of community dwelling older adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-281X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-015-0885-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -