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Quantitative assessment of the stops walking while talking test in the elderly
DE HOON EW; ALLUM JH; CARPENTER MG
ARCH PHYS MED REHABIL , 2003, vol. 84, n° 6, p. 838-842 Doc n°: 109265 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : DF22 - EXPLORATION EXAMENS BILANS - MARCHE, MA - GERONTOLOGIE
Article consultable sur : http://www.archives-pmr.org
Objective: To examine whether trunk sway and walking speed differ between elderly ''stoppers'' and ''nonstoppers'' during a shorter version of the stops walking while talking (SWWT) test-an observational assessment of impaired dual-task performance-and during a normal walking trial. Design: The original SWWT test was administered on the way to the test room (over a distance of 150m). Then, subjects were asked to walk 2 trials of 8m while wearing a trunk sway measuring device strapped firmly to their lower back. For the first 8-m trial, no questions were asked (control trial). During the second 8-m trial, subjects were asked an easy question (What is your age?) after walking 2m. Setting: Long-stay geriatric care unit in Switzerland. Participants: Seventeen institutionalized elderly (16 women, 1 man; mean age, 86.3y; range, 79-93y). Subjects had to be able to walk at least 150m and to understand simple questions. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: The amplitude of trunk sway angle and angular velocity in the forward-backward (pitch) and side-to-side (roll) directions and the duration of each trial were compared between the two 8-m walking trials with and without a question among subjects who did and did not come to a complete stop. Langue : ANGLAIS Identifiant basis : 2003227363 |
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