Feasibility of repeated self-measurements of maximum step length and gait speed by community-dwelling older persons

OBJECTIVES: Self-management of mobility and fall risk can be important in fall prevention; however, it remains unstudied. Therefore, the current study assessed whether community-dwelling older persons were able to repeatedly self-assess maximum step length (MSL) and gait speed (GS) in their own home...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Bongers, Kim T J, Schoon, Yvonne, Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985785/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496235
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011538
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