Application of confirmatory factor analysis to verify gait models in people with Parkinson's Disease

Introduction: Baropodometric walkways allow to easily measure a large number of spatial-temporal gait variables. In order to easily analyze gait in healthy subjects (HS), reducing the number of gait variables to be handled, models of gait that included from three to five different factors (e.g. “pace”, “rhythm”, “variability”) were validated through exploratory factor analysis [1–4]. Gait is a strong indicator of health, and poor gait is a predictor of risk of falls and mortality [5]. One of the major functional disabilities in people with Parkinson's Disease (PwPD) is gait d isorder.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: I. Arcolin, M. Godi, M. Giardini, A. Nardone, S. Corna Source Type: research