Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Association with Medications and Risk of Falls in the Elderly
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F22%3A00126062" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/22:00126062 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.dovepress.com/spatio-temporal-gait-parameters-in-association-with-medications-and-ri-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIA" target="_blank" >https://www.dovepress.com/spatio-temporal-gait-parameters-in-association-with-medications-and-ri-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIA</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S363479" target="_blank" >10.2147/CIA.S363479</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Association with Medications and Risk of Falls in the Elderly
Original language description
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze factors affecting spatio-temporal gait parameters in elderly people of both genders and different ages with different risks of fall, fall history, and medications. Patients and Methods: A total of 210 community-dwelling older adults (156 females, 54 males; mean age 72.84± 6.26 years) participated in this study. To assess the risk of falls, the Downton Fall Risk Index was used. An additional question about medication intake (all prescribed drugs) was asked. To assess the spatio-temporal gait parameters, the Zebris FDM platform was used. Gait parameters and Downton Fall Risk Index, stratified by participants’ history of falls, multiple medication use (0/1/2+), gender, age, and medication categories, were statistically analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test. Results: When comparing different medication categories, a Downton Fall Risk Index score indicating a high risk of falls was observed in the psychotropic medication category (3.56± 1.67). A gait velocity suggesting a higher risk of falls (≤ 3.60 km/h) was observed in the psychotropic (2.85± 1.09 km/h) and diabetes (2.80± 0.81 km/h) medication categories, in the age groups 70– 79 years (3.30± 0.89 km/h) and 80+ years (2.67± 0.88 km/h), and in participants using two or more medications (3.04± 0.93 km/h). Conclusion: The results of this study confirm previous observations and show that higher age and multiple medication negatively affect the gait, and that the higher risk of falls is associated with psychotropic and diabetes medication use. These results provide important information for future fall preventive programs for the elderly that would be especially beneficial for elderly people taking psychotropic and diabetes medication.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Clinical Interventions in Aging
ISSN
1176-9092
e-ISSN
1178-1998
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2022
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
873-883
UT code for WoS article
000804099900002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85131702356