Predictive Validity of Different Walking Measures to Identify the Incident Long-Term Care Needs in Older Adults

Conclusions and ImplicationsThe findings suggest that slow walking speed has a considerably greater impact on the incident long-term care needs in older adults. However, the complex walking task did not improve the predictive performance. Comfortable walking speed tests, which can easily be measured to predict the future incident long-term care needs, are effective tools in community health promotion and primary care.
Source: The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research