The effect of minimal shoes in combination with textured and supportive insoles on static and dynamic stability in older adults'

IF 3.1 2区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104548

Salahuddin Haowlader , Charlotte Apps , Maria Bisele , Roberto Vagnetti , Daniele Magistro

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of minimal shoes and their combination with textured and supportive insoles on spatiotemporal gait parameters, functional mobility, and static stability compared to barefoot and habitual footwear in healthy older adults. Forty participants completed a 2-min walk test, a Timed Up and Go test, and a bipedal standing test to assess dynamic and static stability. One-way repeated measures analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni post-hoc pairwise comparisons showed that all minimal shoe combinations and barefoot improved static stability compared to habitual footwear. The barefoot condition results longer TUG time, shorter stride lengths, and increased cadence during the walk test. Textured insoles improve static stability in eyes open condition, while supportive insoles in minimal shoes benefited dynamic tasks. These findings suggest that insole properties have different effects on static and dynamic stability in older adults, offering a better alternative to walking barefoot or using minimal shoes alone.

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最小鞋与纹理和支持鞋垫结合对老年人静态和动态稳定性的影响

本研究调查了与赤脚和习惯性鞋相比，最小尺寸鞋及其与纹理和支持性鞋垫的组合对健康老年人时空步态参数、功能活动性和静态稳定性的影响。40名参与者完成了2分钟步行测试、计时起身和行走测试以及两足站立测试，以评估动态和静态稳定性。单向重复测量方差分析和Bonferroni事后两两比较表明，与习惯穿鞋相比，所有最小的鞋子组合和赤脚都提高了静态稳定性。光脚的条件导致更长的TUG时间，更短的步幅，并在步行测试中增加节奏。纹理鞋垫提高静态稳定性在眼睛打开的条件下，而支持鞋垫在最小的鞋子有利于动态任务。这些发现表明，鞋垫性能对老年人的静态和动态稳定性有不同的影响，为赤脚走路或只穿最小的鞋子提供了更好的选择。

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Applied Ergonomics 工程技术-工程：工业

CiteScore

7.50

自引率

9.40%

发文量

248

审稿时长

53 days

期刊介绍： Applied Ergonomics is aimed at ergonomists and all those interested in applying ergonomics/human factors in the design, planning and management of technical and social systems at work or leisure. Readership is truly international with subscribers in over 50 countries. Professionals for whom Applied Ergonomics is of interest include: ergonomists, designers, industrial engineers, health and safety specialists, systems engineers, design engineers, organizational psychologists, occupational health specialists and human-computer interaction specialists.