Spatiotemporal gait characteristics in patients with COPD during the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab-based 6-minute walk test.

Wai-Yan LiuMartijn A SpruitJeannet M DelbressinePaul J WillemsFrits M E FranssenEmiel F M WoutersKenneth Meijer

Published in: PloS one (2017)

COPD patients have different gait characteristics compared to healthy elderly. Independent of walking speed, COPD patients demonstrate increased stride length variability during the GRAIL-based 6MWT compared to healthy elderly.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
lung function
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported