RT Journal Article
T1 Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver’s license
A1 Binotto, Maria Angélica
A1 Lenardt, Maria Helena
A1 Carneiro, Natalia
A1 Lourenço, Tania
A1 Cechinel, Clovis
A1 Rodríguez-Martínez, María del Carmen
K1 Permisos de conducir
AB Objective  to analyze the factors associated with gait speed in elderly subjects undergoing physical and mental fitness tests to obtain a driver’s license.Method  a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in transit agencies. The probabilistic sample included 421 elderly (≥ 60 years old). The study was developed through application of questionnaires and tests that assess the frailty phenotype. For evaluating gait speed, the time spent by each participant to walk a 4.6 meter distance at normal pace on a flat surface was timed. Data were analyzed by using multiple linear regression and the stepwise method. The R statistical program version 3.4.0 was adopted.Results  there was a significant association between gait speed and paid work (<0.0000), body mass index (<0.0000), Mini-Mental State Examination (=0.0366), physical frailty (pre-frail =0.0063 and non-frail <0.0000), age (<0.0000), sex (=0.0255), and manual grip strength (<0.0000).Conclusion  elderly drivers who do not work, women of advanced age, high body mass index, low score in the Mini-Mental State Examination, low hand grip strength, and frail tend to decrease gait speed and should be a priority of interventions.
PB Scielo Brasil
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37455
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37455
LA eng
NO Binotto MA, Lenardt MH, Carneiro NHK, Lourenço TM, Cechinel C, Rodríguez-Martínez MC. Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver’s license. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem. 2019;27:e3138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2667-3138.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026