Detailed Information on Publication Record
2022
Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Association with Medications and Risk of Falls in the Elderly
GIMUNOVÁ, Marta, Martin SEBERA, Mario KASOVIĆ, Lenka SVOBODOVÁ, Tomáš VESPALEC et. al.Basic information
Original name
Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Association with Medications and Risk of Falls in the Elderly
Authors
GIMUNOVÁ, Marta (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Martin SEBERA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mario KASOVIĆ (191 Croatia, belonging to the institution), Lenka SVOBODOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš VESPALEC (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Clinical Interventions in Aging, Dove Medical Press Ltd, 2022, 1176-9092
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30306 Sport and fitness sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.824 in 2013
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14510/22:00126062
Organization unit
Faculty of Sports Studies
UT WoS
000804099900002
Keywords in English
aging; medication; risk; falls; gait velocity
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 3/4/2023 07:48, Mgr. Pavlína Roučová, DiS.
Abstract
V originále
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze factors affecting spatio-temporal gait parameters in elderly people of both genders and different ages with different risks of fall, fall history, and medications. Patients and Methods: A total of 210 community-dwelling older adults (156 females, 54 males; mean age 72.84± 6.26 years) participated in this study. To assess the risk of falls, the Downton Fall Risk Index was used. An additional question about medication intake (all prescribed drugs) was asked. To assess the spatio-temporal gait parameters, the Zebris FDM platform was used. Gait parameters and Downton Fall Risk Index, stratified by participants’ history of falls, multiple medication use (0/1/2+), gender, age, and medication categories, were statistically analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test. Results: When comparing different medication categories, a Downton Fall Risk Index score indicating a high risk of falls was observed in the psychotropic medication category (3.56± 1.67). A gait velocity suggesting a higher risk of falls (≤ 3.60 km/h) was observed in the psychotropic (2.85± 1.09 km/h) and diabetes (2.80± 0.81 km/h) medication categories, in the age groups 70– 79 years (3.30± 0.89 km/h) and 80+ years (2.67± 0.88 km/h), and in participants using two or more medications (3.04± 0.93 km/h). Conclusion: The results of this study confirm previous observations and show that higher age and multiple medication negatively affect the gait, and that the higher risk of falls is associated with psychotropic and diabetes medication use. These results provide important information for future fall preventive programs for the elderly that would be especially beneficial for elderly people taking psychotropic and diabetes medication.
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