Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver's license. / Fatores associados à velocidade da marcha em idosos submetidos aos exames para habilitação veicular.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem
; 27: e3138, 2019 Apr 29.
Article
em Pt, En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31038632
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to analyze the factors associated with gait speed in elderly subjects undergoing physical and mental fitness tests to obtain a driver's license.METHOD:
a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in transit agencies. The probabilistic sample included 421 elderly (≥ 60 years old). The study was developed through application of questionnaires and tests that assess the frailty phenotype. For evaluating gait speed, the time spent by each participant to walk a 4.6 meter distance at normal pace on a flat surface was timed. Data were analyzed by using multiple linear regression and the stepwise method. The R statistical program version 3.4.0 was adopted.RESULTS:
there was a significant association between gait speed and paid work (<0.0000), body mass index (<0.0000), Mini-Mental State Examination (=0.0366), physical frailty (pre-frail =0.0063 and non-frail <0.0000), age (<0.0000), sex (=0.0255), and manual grip strength (<0.0000).CONCLUSION:
elderly drivers who do not work, women of advanced age, high body mass index, low score in the Mini-Mental State Examination, low hand grip strength, and frail tend to decrease gait speed and should be a priority of interventions.
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Assunto principal:
Exame para Habilitação de Motoristas
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Avaliação Geriátrica
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Idoso Fragilizado
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Velocidade de Caminhada
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
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Es
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Pt
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article