Walking skill can be assessed in older adults: Validity of the figure-of-8 walk test

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Hess, Rebecca J ^a   Brach, Jennifer S ^a   Piva, Sara R ^a   VanSwearingen, Jessie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FALLING; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PILOT PROJECTS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; WALKING;

EID: 74849120563     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080121     Document Type: Article

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