Walking cadence as a measure of activity intensity and impact on functional capacity for prefrail and frail older adults.

ABSTRACT: Walking cadence has been suggested as a measure of activity intensity; however, it remains uncertain if prefrail and frail older adults can increase their walking cadence and if doing so leads to improvements in functional capacity. We aimed to determine if cadence can be increased and if this leads to improvement in functional capacity in prefrail and frail older adults. We performed a secondary data analysis of a walking intervention in prefrail and frail older adults living in retirement communities. Patients were randomized to Casual Speed Walking (CSW) and High-Intensity Walking (HIW) groups. Our primary outcome was improvement in 6-minute walk test distance above the minimally clinical important difference. We performed linear and logistic mixed-effects regressions to analyze our aim

SUBMITTER: Rubin DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266393 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature