Journal article
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Habitual Walking Speed in Nursing Home Residents: An Observational Study
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.96, pp.1993-1999
2015
PMID: 26210000
Abstract
Objective: The primary aims were to quantify habitual walking speed and estimate the prevalence of low habitual walking speed (< 0.8 m/s and < 0.5 m/s) in nursing home residents. A secondary aim was to gain some insight into whether demographic, health and functional outcomes could predict the nursing home residents' walking speed. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting 11 nursing homes. Participants One hundred and two nursing home residents (37%) consented to participate in this project from a total of 273 eligible, randomly selected residents from 11 nursing homes. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure(s) The primary outcome was habitual walking speed assessed over a distance of 2.4 m. Secondary outcomes including body composition, muscle strength, balance and physical performance as assessed via the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), historical and current demographic and health measures were all assessed as potential predictors of walking speed. Results Mean walking speed was 0.37±0.26 m/s, meaning that 97% and 75% had walking speeds < 0.8 m/s and < 0.5 m/s, respectively. Multivariable linear regression identified physical activity status prior to 50 years of age and daily sitting time as independent predictors of walking speed (r2 = 0.25, p < 0.05), although this regression only accounted for 25% of the variance in walking speed. Conclusions Almost all participants in this study had below normal walking speed, a known clinical predictor of physical performance. As walking speed is a clinical marker of many age-related adverse outcomes in older age, efforts to increase or at least maintain walking speed in nursing home residents should be considered. Some evidence suggests that progressive resistance training may offset these declines in walking speed.
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- Title
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Habitual Walking Speed in Nursing Home Residents: An Observational Study
- Authors
- Justin W L Keogh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringHugh Senior (Author) - University of QueenslandElaine Margaret Beller (Author) - Bond UniversityTimothy Henwood (Author) - Bond University
- Publication details
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.96, pp.1993-1999
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Co.
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.06.021
- ISSN
- 0003-9993
- PMID
- 26210000
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450192502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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