A comparison of straight- and curved-path walking tests among mobility-limited older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 12 A, 2013, Pages 1532-1539

  Odonkor, Charles A ^a   Thomas, Julia C ^b   Holt, Nicole ^c   Latham, Nancy ^d   VanSwearingen, Jessie ^e   Brach, Jennifer Sokol ^f   Leveille, Suzanne G ^g   Jette, Alan ^d   Bean, Jonathan ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobility; Performance; Physiological attributes; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILITY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES.; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

MOBILITY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES.; REHABILITATION; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; WALKING;

EID: 84891608777     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt060     Document Type: Article

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