TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Spatial and temporal gait characteristics in pre-frail community-dwelling older adults
JO  - Geriatrics and gerontology international
A1  - Freire Junior, Renato Campos
A1  - Porto, Jaqueline Mello
A1  - Rodrigues, Natália Camargo
A1  - Brunelli, Roberta de Matos
A1  - Braga, Luis Felipe Pinto
A1  - de Abreu, Daniela Cristina Carvalho
SP  - 1102
EP  - 1108
VL  - 16
IS  - 10
N2  - AIM: A number of studies have explored possible relationships, behavior, and meanings of spatial and temporal gait variables in frail and pre-frail older adults, particularly the gait speed variable. However, it is necessary to know the relationship of other spatial and temporal gait variables of pre-frail older adults. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare gait standards between pre-frail and non-frail older people. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 69 older adults aged 60 year and older, divided into two groups, non-frail (n = 42) and pre-frail (n = 27), were evaluated. Gait parameters were analyzed using the GAITRite® Platinum 26' Portable Walkway System. <br><br>RESULTS: Pre-frail older people had smaller step lengths (P = 0.041), larger base of support (P = 0.040), lower speed (P = 0.019), lower single support percentage (P = 0.033) and higher double support percentage (P = 0.036), compared with non-frail older people. A history of falls was correlated to lower gait speed and step length in pre-frail older adults. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Identifying pre-frail older people could have significant clinical consequences, as frailty is a dynamic process, and such individuals can therefore progress into a state of frailty or revert to a non-frail state. Therefore, the identification of gait variables in pre-frail older people can be an important tool to recognize gait deficits and to initiate the appropriate treatment. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; ●●: ●●-●●.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1444-1586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12594
ID  - ref1
ER  -