Determine cut off point for screening female older adults who living community dwelling at risk of falling with backward walking speed

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Older Adults Risk of Falling Backward Walking Speed Screening Cut Off

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Jutaluk Kongsuk
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Naresuan University
Chinapat Gerawarapong
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University
Kanokpich Satayaprakorb
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Naresuan University
Jakkrit Maneetham
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Naresuan University
Chareethip Rungsawang
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Naresuan University

Abstract

Many falls in aging occur from backward walking. It means that deficits in backward stepping may negatively impact mobility in older adults. The major purposes of this study were to compare the speed of Backward walking test between females among various ages, to compare this parameter between fallers and non-fallers elderly women who are living in the Community-Dwelling in Muang District Phitsanulok Province and to indicate Cut off point. Participants were ten women in each group (adolescent aged 20-25 years, middle aged 35-50 years, elderly fallers and non-fallers aged 60-79 years who had and without a history of falls in the previous 6 months). The participants recruited to test in the Backward walking test. The main parameter in the study was speed which was compared between 3 age ranges by using One Way ANOVA and identified a difference in each pair with Tukey. Additionally, the speed between fallers and non-fallers was compares statistically by using Independent T test. Cut off valve of speed was indicated by using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and set significant level at p<0.05.


From this result showed there were significant differences in the speed among ages that older adults were slow remarkably than other ages (p=0.033). Moreover, elderly fallers had significantly slower speed than non-fallers (p=0.003). Cut off time of this test was £ 0.29 m/s (Sensitivity = 1.00, Specificity = 1.00, Overall = 1.00) which was leveled as a cut off point in the prediction of falling in community-dwelling elderly women.

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Kongsuk J, Gerawarapong C, Satayaprakorb K, Maneetham J, Rungsawang C. Determine cut off point for screening female older adults who living community dwelling at risk of falling with backward walking speed. Thai J Phys Ther [internet]. 2016 Apr. 16 [cited 2026 Jan. 18];38(1):33-47. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjpt/article/view/114075
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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2016): January-April 2016
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