= 3
points) of falls. Self-selected gait speed (the independent
variable) was estimated with a pressure platform (Zebris
Company, Munich, Germany). Results: Mean gait speed was 0.95
m/s. Of the total sample, 53.30% and 33.30% reported foot pain
and had higher risk of falls. For foot pain and the risk of
falls, gait speed cut-off values were 0.88 m/s and 0.85 m/s
(area under the curve = 0.80 and 0.83, standard error = 0.043
and 0.043, p < 0.001). Sensitivity for foot pain and the risk
of falls was 66.20% and 85.90% and specificity was 84.80% and
69.00%. Slower gait speed was associated with higher prevalence
of foot pain (OR = 10.92, 95% CI 4.28 to 27.89, p < 0.001) and
higher risk of falls (OR = 13.59, 95% CI 5.45 to 33.87, p <
0.001). Conclusion: Proposed gait speed values of 0.88 m/s and
0.85 m/s may be used in clinical settings to predict foot pain
and the risk of falls among community-dwelling older women.">
Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to establish a gait speed cut-off value to predict foot pain and the risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, one-hundred and twenty White older women speaking Croatian (mean +/- SD age 71.02 +/- 6.78 years, height 161.77 +/- 6.23 cm, weight 70.29 +/- 12.97 kg, body mass index 26.79 +/- 4.42 kg/m2) were recruited. The prevalence of foot pain was assessed by a single-item question and the risk of falls by the Downtown Fall Risk Index with a proposed cut-off value of "low risk" (<3 points) vs "high risk" (>= 3 points) of falls. Self-selected gait speed (the independent variable) was estimated with a pressure platform (Zebris Company, Munich, Germany). Results: Mean gait speed was 0.95 m/s. Of the total sample, 53.30% and 33.30% reported foot pain and had higher risk of falls. For foot pain and the risk of falls, gait speed cut-off values were 0.88 m/s and 0.85 m/s (area under the curve = 0.80 and 0.83, standard error = 0.043 and 0.043, p < 0.001). Sensitivity for foot pain and the risk of falls was 66.20% and 85.90% and specificity was 84.80% and 69.00%. Slower gait speed was associated with higher prevalence of foot pain (OR = 10.92, 95% CI 4.28 to 27.89, p < 0.001) and higher risk of falls (OR = 13.59, 95% CI 5.45 to 33.87, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Proposed gait speed values of 0.88 m/s and 0.85 m/s may be used in clinical settings to predict foot pain and the risk of falls among community-dwelling older women.
STEFAN, Lovro, Mario KASOVIĆ a Martin ZVONAŘ. Gait Speed as a Screening Tool for Foot Pain and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Auckland: DOVE MEDICAL PRESS, 2020, roč. 15, September 2020, s. 1569-1574. ISSN 1178-1998. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S260931.
@article{1682277, author = {Stefan, Lovro and Kasović, Mario and Zvonař, Martin}, article_location = {Auckland}, article_number = {September 2020}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S260931}, keywords = {velocity; discomfort; elderly; risk; falls}, language = {eng}, issn = {1178-1998}, journal = {Clinical Interventions in Aging}, title = {Gait Speed as a Screening Tool for Foot Pain and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481277/}, volume = {15}, year = {2020} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1682277 AU - Stefan, Lovro - Kasović, Mario - Zvonař, Martin PY - 2020 TI - Gait Speed as a Screening Tool for Foot Pain and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study JF - Clinical Interventions in Aging VL - 15 IS - September 2020 SP - 1569-1574 EP - 1569-1574 PB - DOVE MEDICAL PRESS SN - 11781998 KW - velocity KW - discomfort KW - elderly KW - risk KW - falls UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481277/ L2 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481277/ N2 - Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to establish a gait speed cut-off value to predict foot pain and the risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, one-hundred and twenty White older women speaking Croatian (mean +/- SD age 71.02 +/- 6.78 years, height 161.77 +/- 6.23 cm, weight 70.29 +/- 12.97 kg, body mass index 26.79 +/- 4.42 kg/m2) were recruited. The prevalence of foot pain was assessed by a single-item question and the risk of falls by the Downtown Fall Risk Index with a proposed cut-off value of "low risk" (<3 points) vs "high risk" (>= 3 points) of falls. Self-selected gait speed (the independent variable) was estimated with a pressure platform (Zebris Company, Munich, Germany). Results: Mean gait speed was 0.95 m/s. Of the total sample, 53.30% and 33.30% reported foot pain and had higher risk of falls. For foot pain and the risk of falls, gait speed cut-off values were 0.88 m/s and 0.85 m/s (area under the curve = 0.80 and 0.83, standard error = 0.043 and 0.043, p < 0.001). Sensitivity for foot pain and the risk of falls was 66.20% and 85.90% and specificity was 84.80% and 69.00%. Slower gait speed was associated with higher prevalence of foot pain (OR = 10.92, 95% CI 4.28 to 27.89, p < 0.001) and higher risk of falls (OR = 13.59, 95% CI 5.45 to 33.87, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Proposed gait speed values of 0.88 m/s and 0.85 m/s may be used in clinical settings to predict foot pain and the risk of falls among community-dwelling older women. ER -
STEFAN, Lovro, Mario KASOVI$\backslash$'C a Martin ZVONAŘ. Gait Speed as a Screening Tool for Foot Pain and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. \textit{Clinical Interventions in Aging}. Auckland: DOVE MEDICAL PRESS, 2020, roč.~15, September 2020, s.~1569-1574. ISSN~1178-1998. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S260931.