The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a physical training with the HBP on gait and balance in the institutionalized elderly at severe risk of falls (Tinetti score <19), evaluated by (1) Tinetti balance and gait evaluation scale (28-point scale: <19 indicates a high risk of falls; 19–24 indicates a moderate risk of falls; (2) short physical performance battery (SPPB), a tool for evaluating lower extremity functioning in the elderly by measuring balance (SPPB balance score), gait speed (SPPB gait score), lower limb strength and endurance (SPPB chair score) [each component was scored from 0 (not possible) to 4 (best performance); total score ranging from 0 to 12].
An exoskeleton in the rehabilitation of institutionalized elderly patients at high risk of falls. a pilot study / Verrusio, Walter; Renzi, Alessia; Ripani, Maurizio; Cacciafesta, Mauro. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. - ISSN 1538-9375. - ELETTRONICO. - 19:9(2018), pp. 807-809.e1. [10.1016/j.jamda.2018.05.005]
An exoskeleton in the rehabilitation of institutionalized elderly patients at high risk of falls. a pilot study
Verrusio, Walter
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Investigation
;Renzi, AlessiaSecondo
Formal Analysis
;Ripani, MaurizioPenultimo
Membro del Collaboration Group
;Cacciafesta, MauroUltimo
Conceptualization
2018
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a physical training with the HBP on gait and balance in the institutionalized elderly at severe risk of falls (Tinetti score <19), evaluated by (1) Tinetti balance and gait evaluation scale (28-point scale: <19 indicates a high risk of falls; 19–24 indicates a moderate risk of falls; (2) short physical performance battery (SPPB), a tool for evaluating lower extremity functioning in the elderly by measuring balance (SPPB balance score), gait speed (SPPB gait score), lower limb strength and endurance (SPPB chair score) [each component was scored from 0 (not possible) to 4 (best performance); total score ranging from 0 to 12].File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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