Walking Speed Assessed by 4-Meter Walk Test in the Community-Dwelling Oldest Old Population in Vietnam

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ID15479224
AutoresAnh Trung Nguyen (0000-0002-4938-8582, Hanoi Medical University, autor de correspondencia), Huong Thi Thu Nguyen (0000-0002-6738-7663, Hanoi Medical University), Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen (0000-0003-4965-1472, Hanoi Medical University), Thanh Xuân Nguyễn (0000-0003-3838-6300, Hanoi Medical University), Tam Ngoc Nguyen (0000-0001-9265-1887, Hanoi Medical University), Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen (0000-0002-5024-2812, Hanoi Medical University), Anh Lan Nguyen (Hanoi Medical University), Thang Pham (0000-0002-2638-3260, Hanoi Medical University), Huyen Thi Thanh Vu (0000-0002-3132-3801, Hanoi Medical University)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número16
Páginas9788-9788
Fecha de publicación2022-08-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19169788
PMID36011423
OpenAlexW4291818140
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas42

This study aims to provide data on usual walking speed in individuals aged 80 years or older and determine the association between walking speed and related factors in community-dwelling older adults. A cross-sectional study design was conducted to measure walking speed on community-dwelling elders aged 80 years or older in Soc Son district, Vietnam. Walking speed was assessed by a 4-Meter Walk Test with a usual-pace walking mode. Health-related characteristics of participants including risk of falls (The Timed Up and Go test, activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog test) and frailty syndrome (The Reported Edmonton Frail Scale (REFS)). Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the association between a slow walking speed and selected factors. A total of 364 older people were recruited, and the majority were female (65.4%). The overall average walking speed was 0.83 ± 0.27 m/s. The proportion of participants with a slow walking speed (<0.8 m/s) was 40.4%. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that age, female, high fall risk (assessed by TUG test), ADL/IADL dependence and frailty syndrome had a negative effect on slow walking speed in this population. The results could provide useful reference data for further investigations and measures in clinical practice

Activities of daily living · Balance (ability · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Poison control · Population · Preferred walking speed · Test (biology · Timed Up and Go test · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Frailty in Older Adults · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Psychology · Gerontology