Open AccessImpact of Health Perception, Balance Perception, Fall History, Balance Performance, and Gait Speed on Walking Activity in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Jaime B Talkowski,
Jennifer S. Brach,
Stephanie A. Studenski,
Anne B. Newman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20080036
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , confounding , preferred walking speed , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , poison control , injury prevention , perception , dynamic balance , medicine , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , physical therapy , environmental health , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Disagreement currently exists regarding the contributions of various factors to physical activity in older adults. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the simultaneous impact of psychological (health perception and balance perception) and physiological (gait speed, fall history, and balance performance) factors on walking activity in older adults.