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. 2009;55(4):277-81.
doi: 10.1016/s0004-9514(09)70008-x.

Ability to negotiate stairs predicts free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke: an observational study

Matar Abdullah Alzahrani  1 , Catherine M Dean, Louise Ada
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Ability to negotiate stairs predicts free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke: an observational study

Matar Abdullah Alzahrani et al. Aust J Physiother. 2009.

Abstract

Question: Which clinical measures of walking performance best predict free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke?

Design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Participants: 42 community-dwelling stroke survivors.

Outcome measures: Predictors were four clinical measures of walking performance (speed, automaticity, capacity, and stairs ability). The outcome of interest was free-living physical activity, measured as frequency (activity counts) and duration (time on feet), collected using an activity monitor called the Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Physical Activity.

Results: Time on feet was predicted by stairs ability alone (B 166, 95% CI 55 to 278) which accounted for 48% of the variance. Activity counts were also predicted by stairs ability alone (B 6486, 95% CI 2922 to 10 050) which accounted for 58% of the variance.

Conclusion: The best predictor of free-living physical activity in community-dwelling people with stroke was stairs ability.

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