Self-selected walking speed is predictive of daily ambulatory activity in older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 214-222

  Middleton, Addie ^a   Fulk, George D ^b   Beets, Michael W ^a   Herter, Troy M ^a   Fritz, Stacy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Elderly; Gait; Mobility; Steps per day

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH CAROLINA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84963653008     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.2015-0104     Document Type: Article

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