Quality of Life and Gait in Elderly Group

Taguchi, Carlos Kazuo; Teixeira, Jacqueline Pitanga; Alves, Lucas Vieira; Oliveira, Priscila Feliciano de; Raposo, Oscar Felipe Falcão

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1570313

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“…In particular, because the prevalence of glaucoma is associated with advancing age, quality of life with glaucoma is a primary issue in the elderly [5] . Various quality of life factors such as physical condition (postural control, muscle power, and gait) and psychological condition (emotional security and depression) are affected by glaucoma [8–11] . Among those factors, gait function is perhaps the most important factor affecting independent daily activities.…”

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“…[5] Various quality of life factors such as physical condition (postural control, muscle power, and gait) and psychological condition (emotional security and depression) are affected by glaucoma. [8][9][10][11] Among those factors, gait function is perhaps the most important factor affecting independent daily activities. Many studies have reported on gait function following glaucoma.…”

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Gait characteristics during crossing over obstacle in patients with glaucoma using insole foot pressure

Lee

Kim

et al. 2021

Medicine

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Background: Glaucoma, is the most common cause of irreversible visual deficits, presents as an injury to the optic nerve and it is mainly associated with elevated intraocular pressure. The main symptom of glaucoma is a reduction of the visual field, which is usually a source of complaint at the advanced stage of disease. Because of visual deficit, gait dysfunctions, including low gait speed and increased bumping into objects, postural sway, and falling are occurred. Many studies have used stopwatch or motion-sensing devices to report on gait function following glaucoma. However, there are few reports on gait dysfunction assessed by examining foot pressure. This study investigated gait ability following glaucoma according to different gait conditions by assessing foot pressure.Methods: Thirty older adults (15 in the sex-and age-matched normal group and 15 in the glaucoma group) were recruited for this study. All participants were walked under 2 different gait conditions in an F-scan system and the subject' assessments were randomly assigned to rule out the order effect. Conditions included: gait over an obstacle in a straight 6 m path, gait in a straight path without an obstacle in the 6 m path. Gait variables included cadence, gait cycle, stance time, center of force (COF) deviation, and COF excursion. About 10 minutes were taken for gait evaluation.Results: When walking without an obstacle on a 6 m path, there were significant differences between the 2 groups in gait speed, cadence, gait cycle, and stance time (P < .05). There were significant differences when walking with an obstacle on a 6 m path (P < .05). Two-way analysis of variance showed significant effects associated with "glaucoma" not gait condition on all outcomes except for COF deviation and excursion. Also, there was no the interaction effect between "glaucoma" and "gait condition." Conclusion:We demonstrated that glaucoma patients selected the gait strategy such as lower gait function in both gait conditions particularly, slower gait speed and cadence and longer gait cycle and stance time, as determined by examining foot pressure. We believe that our results could help to improve the quality of life of patients with glaucoma.

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Gait characteristics during crossing over obstacle in patients with glaucoma using insole foot pressure

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Kim

et al. 2021

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Association between demographic characteristics, lower limb range of motion, functional performance, ability to dual task, quality of life and risk of falls in older adults of the United Arab Emirates - A cross-sectional study

Alzaabi

Walton

Arumugam

2022

Heliyon

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Background: With increasing age, decreased range of motion of lower limb joints, impaired functional performance and balance, pain status, altered dual tasking, and poor quality of life may predict the risk for falls in older adults. Therefore, this study aimed to identify which of the aforementioned variables and demographic factors predict falls in older adults in the United Arab Emirates. In addition, the study examined the association between demographic characteristics and the risk of falls in older adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 (50 women) community-dwelling older adults (age: 75 AE 3.6 years). Participant demographic characteristics (sex, age, body mass index, limb dominance, exercise status, etc.) were documented. The independent variables included the outcomes of demographic characteristics, active range of motion of the hip, knee, and ankle, single-leg stance, five times sit-to-stand, timed up and go test, dynamic gait index, pain, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Bref questionnaire. The dependent variable was the risk of falls (self-reported presence or absence of falls) in the past 12 months. Results: Out of 100 older adults, forty-two reported a fall and among them 26 were women. Many of the independent variables were significantly associated with the risk of falls in univariate analysis. However, multivariable logistic regression revealed that none of them were independently associated with the risk of falls in older adults living in the United Arab Emirates. Conclusions: Relying specifically on one of the included variables as an independent (risk) factor associated with falls in older adults of the United Arab Emirates warrants further investigation.

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Effect of manual manipulation on mechanical gait parameters

Yanuck,

Fox,

Harting

et al. 2024

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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Context A variety of manual manipulation techniques are utilized in clinical practice to alleviate pain and improve musculoskeletal function. Many manual practitioners analyze gait patterns and asymmetries in their assessment of the patient, and an increasing number of gait motion capture studies are taking place with recent improvements in motion capture technology. This study is the first systematic review of whether these manual modalities have been shown to produce an objectively measurable change in gait mechanics. Objectives This study was designed to perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the impact of manual medicine modalities on biomechanical parameters of gait. Methods A master search term composed of keywords and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) search terms from an initial scan of relevant articles was utilized to search six databases. We screened the titles and abstracts of the resulting papers for relevance and then assessed their quality with the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Clinical trials that featured both a manual manipulation intervention and multiple mechanical gait parameters were included. Case reports and other studies that only measured gait speed or other subjective measures of mobility were excluded. Results We included 20 studies in our final analysis. They utilize manipulation techniques primarily from osteopathic, chiropractic, massage, and physiotherapy backgrounds. The conditions studied primarily included problems with the back, knee, and ankle, as well as healthy patients and Parkinson’s patients. Control groups were highly variable, if not absent. Most studies measured their gait parameters utilizing either multicamera motion capture systems or force platforms. Conclusions Twelve of 20 papers included in the final analysis demonstrated a significant effect of manipulation on gait variables, many of which included either step length, walking speed, or sagittal range of motion (ROM) in joints of the lower extremity. However, the results and study design are too heterogeneous to draw robust conclusions from these studies as a whole. While there are initial indications that certain modalities may yield a change in certain gait parameters, the quality of evidence is low and there is insufficient evidence to conclude that manual therapies induce changes in biomechanical gait parameters. Studies are heterogeneous with respect to the populations studied and the interventions performed. Comparators were variable or absent across the studies, as were the outcome variables measured. More could be learned in the future with consistent methodology around blinding and sham treatment, and if the gait parameters measured were standardized and of a more robust clinical significance.

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Quality of Life and Gait in Elderly Group

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Gait characteristics during crossing over obstacle in patients with glaucoma using insole foot pressure

Gait characteristics during crossing over obstacle in patients with glaucoma using insole foot pressure

Association between demographic characteristics, lower limb range of motion, functional performance, ability to dual task, quality of life and risk of falls in older adults of the United Arab Emirates - A cross-sectional study

Effect of manual manipulation on mechanical gait parameters

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