Citation

Shin SS, Yoo WG. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 2016; 28(7): 2025-2026.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society of Physical Therapy Science)

DOI

10.1589/jpts.28.2025

PMID

27512256

Abstract

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of gait time and trunk acceleration ratio in old-old adult females during stair climbing. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-five older adult females who were able to walk independently volunteered for this study and were categorized into two age groups (older adults or old-old adults). Gait time and trunk acceleration ratio were measured using an accelerometer during stair climbing. [Results] Gait time and trunk acceleration ratio when climbing stairs were significantly higher in the old-old age group than in the older adults group. [Conclusions] These findings suggest that old-old females have decreased upper trunk control. In addition, gait time and the trunk acceleration ratio during stair climbing are useful clinical markers for predicting function and balance control ability in old-old elderly populations.

Language: en