| Autor: |
Wang CY; School of Physical Therapy, Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. cywang@csmu.edu.tw, Chen TR, Lin YH, Liu MH, Chen YC |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Perceptual and motor skills [Percept Mot Skills] 2012 Apr; Vol. 114 (2), pp. 469-78. |
| DOI: |
10.2466/10.25.26.PMS.114.2.469-478 |
| Abstrakt: |
The purposes of this study were to examine the effects of different distances and the inclusion and exclusion of acceleration and deceleration distances on the measurement of self-paced and fastest gait speeds in younger and older adults. The self-paced and fastest gait speeds of younger and older adults were measured over 4-m and 10-m walkways with the acceleration and deceleration distances included and excluded in the measuring distance. The results indicated gait speeds (both self-paced and fastest) measured over different distances were comparable only if a distance for acceleration and deceleration was excluded from the measuring distance to obtain stable and comparable gait speeds. Similar results were found for younger and older groups. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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