P 151 – Reliability of variables measured with an Android device during a modified timed up and go test in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

The alteration of the frontal cognitive capacities, mainly the executive function, reduces the allocation of attentional resources in the brain, which compromises the gait stability and postural control, increasing the risk of falls [1,2]. For this reason, it is important to have tools that objectively assess these tasks in people with Alzheimer disease (AD). Further, the evaluation is essential to be objective since the recall required to answer questionnaires may be altered. The main objective is to analyze the reliability of the variables calculated with a system based in an Android device in the performance of a modified timed up and go test, in patients with Alzheimer's.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research