Gait Speed Assessment in Older Adults: A Comparison Among Walk Tests, a Portable Gait Analysis Device and Self-Report

Gait speed is a strong predictor of health outcomes, mobility, and survival in older adults.1 Assessments of usual gait speed are usually performed in clinical settings using physical performance tests.1 Self-report has recently emerged as a practical method to assess usual gait speed when physical performance tests are not feasible (eg, epidemiologic studies in large populations).2 New technologies such as portable gait analysis systems can obtain a long and varied amount of information about gait speed from 24-hour monitoring.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research