Estudo da marcha em idosos: resultados preliminares
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Gait, Walking Speed, AgedAbstract
The objectives of this pilot study, were the evaluation of, time-spatial, parameters of Brazilian elderly gait and to compare comfortable gait speed’s value with foreign reference data (from Oberg). Methods: Subjects were 15 healthy volunteers (8 men, 7 women) 60 to 79 years of age. The measurements were made in theirs building playground. Gait was timed over a 6 m distance; step length, stride width and foot angle were measured from footprints. Cadence was calculated from velocity and step length. Results: mean comfortable speed was ranged from 1,05 + 0,14 m/s for women in their sixties to 1,10 + 0,13 m/s for men in their seventies. Mean step length, stride width, cadence and foot angle were respectively 52,1 + 8,75 cm; 11,2 + 3,49 cm; 119,4 + 11,07 step/min and 13,5 + 8,53 degree for men and 46,6 + 8,08 cm; 6,75 + 7,07cm; 137,4 + 22,64 step/min and 7,5 + 5,1 degree for women. Conclusion: The lowest elderly’s gait speed obtained despite the sample’s small number in confronting with Oberg data, suggest the importance of comprehensive studies to supply the lack of normative gait data for the Brazilian population.
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