Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors related to lower walking speed in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The study participants were 120 consecutive PwMS, who were able to walk, even with device assistance. Demographic an...

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Main Authors:	Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans, dos Santos, Luciano Teixeira, Sabino, Pollyane Galinari, Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais, Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628672/

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spelling	pubmed-36286722013-04-19 Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans dos Santos, Luciano Teixeira Sabino, Pollyane Galinari Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio Research Article Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors related to lower walking speed in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The study participants were 120 consecutive PwMS, who were able to walk, even with device assistance. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Walking speed was measured in 10 m walk test. Possible factors were assessed: disability, fatigue, visual functioning, balance confidence, physical activity level, walking impact, cognitive interference, and motor planning. A forward linear multiple regression analysis examined the correlation with lower speed. Results. Lower walking speed was observed in 85% of the patients. Fatigue (41%), recurrent falls (30%), and balance problems were also present, even with mild disability (average EDSS = 2.68). A good level of physical activity was noted in most of the subjects. Dual-task procedure revealed 11.58% of walking speed reduction. Many participants (69.57%) imagined greater walking speed than motor execution (mean ≥ 28.42%). Physical activity level was the only characteristic that demonstrated no significant difference between the groups (lower versus normal walking speed). Many mobility measures were correlated with walking speed; however, disability, balance confidence, and motor planning were the most significant. Conclusions. Disability, balance confidence, and motor planning were correlated with lower walking speed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3628672/ /pubmed/23606966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/875648 Text en Copyright © 2013 Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans dos Santos, Luciano Teixeira Sabino, Pollyane Galinari Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio
spellingShingle	Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans dos Santos, Luciano Teixeira Sabino, Pollyane Galinari Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
author_facet	Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans dos Santos, Luciano Teixeira Sabino, Pollyane Galinari Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio
author_sort	Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans
title	Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
title_short	Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
title_full	Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
title_fullStr	Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed	Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
title_sort	factors for lower walking speed in persons with multiple sclerosis
description	Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors related to lower walking speed in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The study participants were 120 consecutive PwMS, who were able to walk, even with device assistance. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Walking speed was measured in 10 m walk test. Possible factors were assessed: disability, fatigue, visual functioning, balance confidence, physical activity level, walking impact, cognitive interference, and motor planning. A forward linear multiple regression analysis examined the correlation with lower speed. Results. Lower walking speed was observed in 85% of the patients. Fatigue (41%), recurrent falls (30%), and balance problems were also present, even with mild disability (average EDSS = 2.68). A good level of physical activity was noted in most of the subjects. Dual-task procedure revealed 11.58% of walking speed reduction. Many participants (69.57%) imagined greater walking speed than motor execution (mean ≥ 28.42%). Physical activity level was the only characteristic that demonstrated no significant difference between the groups (lower versus normal walking speed). Many mobility measures were correlated with walking speed; however, disability, balance confidence, and motor planning were the most significant. Conclusions. Disability, balance confidence, and motor planning were correlated with lower walking speed.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2013
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628672/
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Factors for Lower Walking Speed in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

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