Gait Speed as an Objective Measure
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The speed at which a person walks can be influenced by a number of factors, both voluntary and involuntary, and marks a functional skill that underpins a majority of the tasks that are essential to a person’s ability to function on a daily basis. Given this, walking speed, which is more commonly referred to as gait speed, is a metric that is extremely valuable for clinician when examining aspects of functional mobility in their patients. Additionally, given its ability to be influenced by aspects of multiple body systems, gait speed is sometimes used a predictor of overall health and function in older adults.[1]
The objective of this page is to provide an overview of the gait speed, how this measure can be used in the clinic, interpretation of results, and other aspects important to properly capturing this critical piece of data.
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- ↑ Nancye MP, Suzanne SK, and Kerenaftali K, Gait Speed as a Measure in Geriatric Assessment in Clinical Settings: A Systematic Review, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A 2013; 68(1): 39–46.
