Assessing the concurrent validity of a gait analysis system integrated into a smart walker in older adults with gait impairments

Objective: To assess the concurrent validity of a smart walker–integrated gait analysis system with the GAITRite® system for measuring spatiotemporal gait parameters in potential users of the smart walker. Design: Criterion standard validation study. Setting: Research laboratory in a geriatric hospi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical rehabilitation 2019-10, Vol.33 (10), p.1682-1687
Main Authors: Werner, Christian, Chalvatzaki, Georgia, Papageorgiou, Xanthi S, Tzafestas, Costas S, Bauer, Jürgen M, Hauer, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Agreements
Bias
Cognitive impairment
Data Collection Tools
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Female
Gait
Gait Analysis
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - therapy
Geriatric hospitals
Humans
Male
Mini-Mental State Examination
Older people
Rehabilitation
Robotics
Validity
Walkers
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective: To assess the concurrent validity of a smart walker–integrated gait analysis system with the GAITRite® system for measuring spatiotemporal gait parameters in potential users of the smart walker. Design: Criterion standard validation study. Setting: Research laboratory in a geriatric hospital. Participants: Twenty-five older adults (⩾65 years) with gait impairments (habitual rollator use and/or gait speed
ISSN:0269-2155
1477-0873
DOI:10.1177/0269215519852143