Predicting walking capacity, walking performance, and life space mobility using socket comfort in lower-limb prosthesis users.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveTo determine if socket comfort predicts walking capacity, walking performance, and life-space mobility.DesignObservational exploratory study involving a secondary cross-sectional analysis using multiple regression of data collected from an exercise intervention trial.SettingLaboratory setting for clinical assessments; community setting for walking performance.ParticipantsCommunity-dwelling lower-limb prosthesis users over 50 years old (n = 72).Main measuresSocket Comfort Score, 2-Minute Walk Test, step count, Life Space Assessment, and control variables including demographics, Short Physical Performance Battery, Four Square Step Test, and Walking While Talking.ResultsRegression modeling showed Socket Comfort Score as a statistically significant predictor of 2-Minute Walk Te

SUBMITTER: Tao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12615850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature