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Low gait speed is associated with low physical activity and high sedentary time following stroke.

Natalie Ann FiniJulie BernhardtAnne E Holland
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2019)
Physical activity is low following stroke and should be a target for treatment, particularly in those with gait speeds ≤0.8 m/s.Implications for rehabilitationSeventy-three percent of stroke survivors performed ≥30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity throughout the day.Twenty-seven percent of stroke survivors accumulated ≥30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity in 10 minute bouts.Despite relatively good physical ability, daily step count was low in this sample.Those with gait speeds ≤0.8 m/s had lower physical activity levels and higher sedentary time.
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