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== Objective == | == Objective == | ||
The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT) measures the walking ability of older adults with mobility disability<ref name=":0">Hess RJ, Brach JS, Piva SR, VanSwearingen JM. Walking skill can be assessed in older adults: validity of the Figure-of-8 Walk Test. Phys Ther 2010;90:89–99. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/90/1/89/2737666<nowiki/>(accessed 22 June 2018).</ref>. It is valid for testing constructs of mobility such as gait speed, gait abnormality and movement control and planning<ref name=":0" />. | The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT) measures the everyday walking ability of older adults with mobility disability<ref name=":0">Hess RJ, Brach JS, Piva SR, VanSwearingen JM. Walking skill can be assessed in older adults: validity of the Figure-of-8 Walk Test. Phys Ther 2010;90:89–99. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/90/1/89/2737666<nowiki/>(accessed 22 June 2018).</ref>. It is valid for testing constructs of mobility such as gait speed, gait abnormality and movement control and planning<ref name=":0" />. | ||
== Intended Population == | == Intended Population == | ||
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== Method of Use == | == Method of Use == | ||
The following summary comes from Hess et al<ref name=":0" />. Please see their report for a thorough description for administering the test. | |||
The F8WT uses a path where the participant is asked to walk a figure of eight shape around two cones. Scores are recorded in three areas: 1) speed (time for completion), 2) amplitude (number of steps taken), and 3) accuracy. | |||
== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||
=== Reliability === | === Reliability === | ||
A small number of studies with low numbers of participants have tested the reliability of the F8WT. F8WT test times show excellent intra-rater, inter-rater and test–retest reliabilities in those wiht stroke specific impairments<ref name=":1" /> while | |||
=== Validity === | === Validity === | ||
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=== Responsiveness === | === Responsiveness === | ||
The F8W test has been shown to detect differences in gait between healthy older adults and older adults who have had a stroke<ref>Wong SS, Yam MS, Ng SS. The Figure-of-Eight Walk test: reliability and associations with stroke-specific impairments. Disabil Rehabil, 2013; 35(22): 1896–1902. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2013.766274<nowiki/>(accessed 22 June 2018).</ref>. The F8WT has been used to show changes in gait speed and step count in a study of relatively healthy older adults (n=40)<ref>Song HS, Kim JY. The effects of complex exercise on walking ability during direction change and falls efficacy in the elderly. J Phys Ther Sci. 27(5): 1365-1367.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483398/ (accessed 22 June 2018).</ref> | The F8W test has been shown to detect differences in gait between healthy older adults and older adults who have had a stroke<ref name=":1">Wong SS, Yam MS, Ng SS. The Figure-of-Eight Walk test: reliability and associations with stroke-specific impairments. Disabil Rehabil, 2013; 35(22): 1896–1902. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2013.766274<nowiki/>(accessed 22 June 2018).</ref>. The F8WT has been used to show changes in gait speed and step count in a study of relatively healthy older adults (n=40)<ref>Song HS, Kim JY. The effects of complex exercise on walking ability during direction change and falls efficacy in the elderly. J Phys Ther Sci. 27(5): 1365-1367.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483398/ (accessed 22 June 2018).</ref> | ||
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Objective[edit | edit source]
The Figure of 8 Walk Test (F8WT) measures the everyday walking ability of older adults with mobility disability[1]. It is valid for testing constructs of mobility such as gait speed, gait abnormality and movement control and planning[1].
Intended Population[edit | edit source]
Older adults with mobility disability[1].
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
The following summary comes from Hess et al[1]. Please see their report for a thorough description for administering the test.
The F8WT uses a path where the participant is asked to walk a figure of eight shape around two cones. Scores are recorded in three areas: 1) speed (time for completion), 2) amplitude (number of steps taken), and 3) accuracy.
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Reliability[edit | edit source]
A small number of studies with low numbers of participants have tested the reliability of the F8WT. F8WT test times show excellent intra-rater, inter-rater and test–retest reliabilities in those wiht stroke specific impairments[2] while
Validity[edit | edit source]
It is valid for testing constructs of mobility such as gait speed, gait abnormality and movement control and planning[1].
Responsiveness[edit | edit source]
The F8W test has been shown to detect differences in gait between healthy older adults and older adults who have had a stroke[2]. The F8WT has been used to show changes in gait speed and step count in a study of relatively healthy older adults (n=40)[3]
Miscellaneous
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Links[edit | edit source]
See here (University of Pittsburgh) for the layout, instructions and scoring of the F8WT.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hess RJ, Brach JS, Piva SR, VanSwearingen JM. Walking skill can be assessed in older adults: validity of the Figure-of-8 Walk Test. Phys Ther 2010;90:89–99. https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/90/1/89/2737666(accessed 22 June 2018).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wong SS, Yam MS, Ng SS. The Figure-of-Eight Walk test: reliability and associations with stroke-specific impairments. Disabil Rehabil, 2013; 35(22): 1896–1902. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2013.766274(accessed 22 June 2018).
- ↑ Song HS, Kim JY. The effects of complex exercise on walking ability during direction change and falls efficacy in the elderly. J Phys Ther Sci. 27(5): 1365-1367.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483398/ (accessed 22 June 2018).