Long-term gait measurements in daily life: Results from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II).

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Walking ability is an important prerequisite for activity, social participation and independent living. While in most healthy adults, this ability can be assumed as given, limitations in walking ability occur with increasing age. Furthermore, slow walking speed is linked to several chronic conditions and overall morbidity. Measurements of gait parameters can be used as a proxy to detect functional decline and onset of chronic conditions. Up to now, gait characteristics used for this purpose are measured in standardized laboratory settings. There is some evidence, however, that long-term measurements of gait parameters in the living environment have some advantages over short-term laboratory measurements. METHODS:We evaluated cross-sectional data from an accelerometric sensor wor

SUBMITTER: Kiselev J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905575 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature