TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Validity of temporo-spatial characteristics of gait as an index for fall risk screening in community-dwelling older people
JO  - Journal of physical therapy science
A1  - Baba, Takahiro
A1  - Watanabe, Masahide
A1  - Ogihara, Hirofumi
A1  - Handa, Shuichi
A1  - Sasamoto, Kazuhiro
A1  - Okada, Shinpei
A1  - Okuizumi, Hiroyasu
A1  - Kimura, Teiji
SP  - 265
EP  - 269
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - [Purpose] This study aimed to identify kinematic gait indicators for a fall risk screening test through quantitative comparisons of gait characteristics measured using mobile inertial sensors between faller and non-faller groups in a population of community-dwelling older people. [Participants and Methods] We enrolled 50 people aged ≥65 years who used long-term care prevention services, interviewed them to determine their fall history during the past year, and divided them into faller and non-faller groups. Gait parameters (velocity, cadence, stride length, foot height, heel strike angle, ankle joint angle, knee joint angle, and hip joint angle) were assessed using the mobile inertial sensors. [Results] Gait velocity and left and right heel strike angles were significantly lower and smaller, respectively, in the faller versus non-faller group. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed areas under the curve of 0.686, 0.722, and 0.691 for gait velocity, left heel strike angle, and right heel strike angle, respectively. [Conclusion] Gait velocity and heel strike angle during gait assessed using mobile inertial sensors may be important kinematic indicators in a fall risk screening test to estimate the likelihood of falls among community-dwelling older people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0915-5287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.35.265
ID  - ref1
ER  -