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Prevalence And Risk Factors For Low Habitual Walking Speed In Nursing Home Residents: An Observational Study, Justin Keogh, Hugh Senior, Elaine Beller, Timothy Henwood

Elaine Beller

OBJECTIVE To quantify habitual walking speed and estimate the prevalence of low habitual walking speed (<0.8m/s and <0.5m/s) in nursing home residents; and secondarily to gain some insight into whether demographic, health, and functional outcomes could predict the nursing home residents' walking speed. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Eleven nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS Nursing home residents (N=102 [37%] of 273 eligible, randomly selected residents from 11 nursing homes consented to participate in this study). INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was habitual walking speed assessed over a distance of 2.4m. Secondary outcomes including body composition, muscle strength, balance …