Independent domains of gait in older adults and associated motor and nonmotor attributes: Validation of a factor analysis approach

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 820-827

  Lord, Sue ^a   Galna, Brook ^a   Verghese, Joe ^b   Coleman, Shirley ^c   Burn, David ^a   Rochester, Lynn ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Gait; Model.; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL.; OLDER ADULTS; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; GAIT; MODEL.; OLDER ADULTS;

AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 84875173244     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls255     Document Type: Article

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