gait insecurity, gait disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Individual interviews with regular rollator users
Group 2: focus-group discussion with different health care providers working in inpatient and outpatient settings
Group 3: gait analysis and
Sponsors
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät VI, Department für Versorgungsforschung, Abteilung Geriatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individual interviews: - minumum age 70 years - regular use of a rollator for at least 3 months for an average of 1h/day Focus group: - minimum age 18 years - relevant experience with patients using rollators - sufficient knowledge of German as well as physical, mental and cognitive abilities for an interview gait analysis: (see description of the different study arms)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: General: - insufficient knowledge of the German language - severely reduced general condition, so that verbal communication is not possible or an interview is considered too much of a mental or physical strain - severely impaired cognition (e.g. an advanced stage of dementia) For gait analysis: - Acute illnesses that would require special medical supervision during the experiments. - Reduced resilience, which does not allow an accompanied walking without ambulatory aids of 15 minutes at a time - Advanced disease with a life expectancy of 135kg)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of one or more relevant parameters during gait analysis that best captures changes in the physiological gait pattern. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. gait parameters (A); body and arm swing movements (B); dynamic balance (C) in persons with and without a rollator. 2. identification of care and decision-making processes of users and health care providers regarding the prescription/acquisition of a rollator 3. changes in movement behaviour under the use of a rollator | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSandra Lau
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät VI Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Department für Versorgungsforschung, Abteilung für Geriatrie
Outcome results
None listed