Immediate Effects of the Honda Walking Assist on Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics in Older Adults

IF 0.5 4区医学 Q4 GERONTOLOGY

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1097/TGR.0000000000000384

Mahyar Firouzi, Emma De Keersmaec, N. Lefeber, Stijn Roggeman, E. Joos, E. Kerckhofs, D. Beckwée, E. Swinnen

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Abstract

We compared changes in spatiotemporal gait parameters of 11 healthy older adults (mean age: 88.6 years) over 3 conditions of walking with the Honda Walking Assist (HWA), a hip-assistive exoskeleton. Differences in 14 gait parameters between (1) normal overground walking, (2) walking with a nonassisting HWA, and (3) optimally assisting HWA were analyzed using Friedman and Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Significant differences depending on type of assistance were found for 9 parameters. None persisted following Bonferroni corrections. Single-session individualized HWA assistance does not induce immediate changes in gait parameters. This does not contradict the potential of multiple training sessions with the HWA.

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本田步行辅助对老年人时空步态特征的直接影响

我们比较了11名健康老年人(平均年龄:88.6岁)在三种情况下使用本田助行器(Honda walking Assist, HWA)行走时的时空步态参数变化。采用Friedman和Wilcoxon符号秩检验分析了(1)正常地上行走、(2)无辅助HWA行走和(3)最佳辅助HWA行走的14个步态参数的差异。在9个参数中发现了显著差异，这取决于援助类型。在Bonferroni修正后，没有人坚持。单次个体化HWA辅助不会引起步态参数的立即改变。这与HWA的多次培训课程的潜力并不矛盾。

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Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, (TGR) is a peer-reviewed journal that presents clinical, basic, and applied research, as well as theoretic information, consolidated into a clinically relevant format and provides a resource for the healthcare professional practicing in the area of geriatric rehabilitation. TGR provides useful, treatment-related information written by and for specialists in all aspects of geriatric care. Each issue focuses on a specific topic, providing dependable hands-on tips and techniques.