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KMID : 1211620070020020161
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2007 Volume.2 No. 2 p.161 ~ p.171
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The Effect of Footwear on Gait in Older Adults
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Lee Yun-Kyung
Bae Sung-Soo
Han Jin-Tae
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of footwear on gait in older adults.
Methods : The footwear consists of loafer with fixation and mule and slipper without fixation. Twenty one female older adults voluntarily participated in this study. Each participant walked on the gait system GAITRite and measured temporal-spatial gait parameters. And the participants wore loafer, mule, slipper randomly. We measured stance time, swing time, heel-to-heel BOS, double support time, velocity, cadence, FAP as temporal-spatial gait parameters.
Results : Three gait parameters showed significant difference statistically among 7 gait parameters. The stance time increased as loafer, mule, barefoot, slipper orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically (p<.05). The swing time increased as slipper, barefoot, mule, loafer orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically(p<.05). And the heel-to-heel BOS increased as barefoot, loafer, mule, slipper orderly. And there was a significant difference statistically(p<.05) according to footwear type.
Conclusion : The footwear type with high stability like loafer is considered better than footwear type with low stability like mule and slipper for the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Footwear, Gait, Older adults
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