Design and validation of a multi-task, multi-context protocol for real-world gait simulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring mobility in daily life entails dealing with confounding factors arising from multiple sources, including pathological characteristics, patient specific walking strategies, environment/context, and purpose of the task. The primary aim of this study is to propose and validate a protocol for simulating real-world gait accounting for all these factors within a single set of observations, while ensuring minimisation of participant burden and safety.

Methods

The protocol included eight motor tasks at varying speed, incline/steps, surface, path shape, cognitive demand, and included postures that may abruptly alter the participants' strategy of walking. It was deployed in a convenience sample of 108 participants recruited from six cohorts that included older hea

SUBMITTER: Scott K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754996 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature