Use of stance time variability for predicting Mobility disability in community-dwelling older persons: A prospective study

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 112-117

  Brach, Jennifer S ^a   Wert, David ^b   Van Swearingen, Jessie M ^a   Newman, Anne B ^b   Studenski, Stephanie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gait variability; Older adults; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84868266783     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e318243e5f9     Document Type: Article

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