An analysis of the ability to take a rapid step forward, concerns about falling and balance in a group of older people with osteoporosis – a cross sectional study
Engelsk titel: An analysis of the ability to take a rapid step forward, concerns about falling and balance in a group of older people with osteoporosis – a cross sectional study
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Författare:
Thorberg, Maria
;
Ståhle, Agneta
;
Halvarsson, Alexandra
Email: alexandra.halvarsson@ki.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 18090134
Sammanfattning
Purpose: To describe the ability to take a rapid step forward, and to investigate the relationship
between a rapid step forward, concerns about falling (CAF) and balance performance.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study including 96 elderly people, aged 66–87, with osteoporosis
and fear of falling. The ability to take a rapid step forward (step execution) under single- (ST)
and dual-task (DT) conditions was measured, as were CAF (Falls Efficacy Scale International (FES-I)) and
balance performance (MFE).
Results: A step executed during DT takes significantly longer than during ST (p < .001). Significant differences
for step execution during both ST (p ¼ .007) and DT (p ¼ .005) were observed when comparing
participants with low CAF (FES-I< 22) and high CAF (FES-I> 23). There was a moderate correlation
between balance performance and step execution (rs¼ 0.54) for ST and a low correlation (rs¼ 0.39) for
DT. Little, if any correlation was found between CAF (FES-I) and step execution (rs¼ 0.13–0.19).
Conclusion: It takes significantly longer for elderly with osteoporosis and fear of falling to execute a
rapid step forward during DT than during ST. Moreover, it takes significantly longer to execute a step
forward during both ST and DT for elderly people with high CAF compared to those with low CAF.