Effect of an Age Simulation Suit on Younger Adults' Gait Performance Compared to Older Adults' Normal Gait

Changes in medicine, education, and technology have led to a marked increase in life expectancy. Most people now live longer, which, in addition to dropping birth rates, leads to aging societies with higher proportions of active years. Some nations age faster than others (Lavalli ère et al., 2016). In Germany, the proportion of individuals younger than 20 will decrease from 18% (in 2015) to 16.2% by 2050 (Federal Office of Statistics, 2015). In contrast, the proportion of individuals older than 60 will increase from 15.4% (in 2015) to 17.5% by 2050, and the proportion of in dividuals older than
Source: Research in gerontological nursing - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research