Single and Dual Task Gait Speed in Frailty Screening of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Objective: This study compares dual task (DT) gait speed between robust and frail older adults in the setting of a community-based frailty screening program. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving older adults aged 50 years or older. Participants were categorized as robust, pre-fra...
| Published in: | Journal of Primary Care & Community Health pp. 1 - 11 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
12/11/2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=181566042&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 181566042 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21501319 AZBE jtl: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health issn: 21501319 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 12/11/2024 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 181566042 181566042 181566042 10.1177/21501319241306700 181566042 ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Single and Dual Task Gait Speed in Frailty Screening of Community-Dwelling Older Adults. aug: au: Yeo, Joey Tay, Laura Pua, Yong Hao Mah, Shi Min Tay, Ee Ling Wang, Min Xian Ng, Yee Sien affil: Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore sug: subj: Community Living In Old Age Frail Elderly Frailty Syndrome Diagnosis Geriatric Assessment Walking Speed Task Performance and Analysis Health Screening Methods Human Funding Source Male Female Middle Age Aged Cross Sectional Studies Gait Phenotype Cognition Outcomes (Health Care) Community Health Services Activities of Daily Living Descriptive Statistics Comparative Studies Data Analysis Software ROC Curve Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Neuropsychological Tests Geriatric Depression Scale Psychological Tests Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Objective: This study compares dual task (DT) gait speed between robust and frail older adults in the setting of a community-based frailty screening program. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving older adults aged 50 years or older. Participants were categorized as robust, pre-frail or frail using the FRAIL phenotype. Gait speed was measured under single task (ST) and 2 DT conditions: arithmetic (DT1) and verbal fluency (DT2) tasks. For the arithmetic task, participants counted upwards in multiples of 2, starting from 16. For the verbal fluency task, they named different animals as they walked. Results: A total of 976 participants were recruited, of which 779 were robust, 181 were pre-frail and 16 were frail. Robust participants exhibited significantly faster DT gait speeds (DT1: 1.12 (0.25)m/s; DT2: 0.97 (0.27)m/s than pre-frail/frail (PFF) participants (DT1: 0.88 (0.30)m/s); DT2: 0.78 (0.30)m/s). Robust participants also demonstrated a significantly faster ST gait speed (1.31 (0.22)m/s) vs 1.05 (0.31)m/s). Conclusion: DT gait assessment combines both physical and cognitive domains and may serve as a more holistic tool for early frailty detection in the community. The significant differences observed in DT gait speeds highlight the need for integrating cognitive assessments into frailty screening protocols, supporting timely interventions to improve health outcomes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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