Gait parameters, functional mobility and fall risk in individuals with early to moderate primary open angle glaucoma: a cross-sectional study
Autor: | Bruno de Souza Moreira, Sheyla Rossana Cavalcanti Furtado, Sebastião Cronemberger, Roberto de Alencar Gomes, Renata Noce Kirkwood, Henrique de Alencar Gomes, Rosana Ferreira Sampaio |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Open angle glaucoma Movement medicine.medical_treatment Population Poison control Glaucoma Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Timed Up and Go test Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait (human) Risk Factors medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine education Gait Original Research Aged Balance (ability) education.field_of_study Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.disease eye diseases Cross-Sectional Studies 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Accidental Falls Female sense organs business Glaucoma Open-Angle 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 22:376-382 |
ISSN: | 1413-3555 |
Popis: | Objective This study investigated the influence of early to moderate primary open angle glaucoma on gait, functional mobility and fall risk. Methods Thirty-three participants in the early and moderate stages of primary open angle glaucoma and 34 asymptomatic controls participated in the study. Spatiotemporal gait data were obtained with the GAITRite system and included: velocity, cadence, step length, base of support, swing, stance and double support times. Functional measures included the Timed Up and Go test, the Five-Repetition Sit-To-Stand test and the Dynamic Gait Index. Fall risk was measured using the Physiological Profile Assessment. Results The variables contrast sensitivity, proprioception and the Timed Up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index tests were significantly different between groups. In addition, the glaucoma group presented significantly higher risk of falling compared to the control group. Individuals in the early and moderate stages of primary open glaucoma presented mobility and sensory deficits that increase the risk of falling. Conclusions The results of this study suggest that adding the Timed Up and Go and Dynamic Gait Index tests to routine physical therapy assessment of individuals with early glaucoma could be useful. Rehabilitation programs should focus on maintaining and/or improving mobility and balance, and prevention of falls in this population. |
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