THE EFFECT OF A VINYL FLOOR SURFACE AND A CARPETED FLOOR SURFACE UPON WALKING IN ELDERLY HOSPITAL IN-PATIENTS
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 15 (2) , 119-120
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/15.2.119
Abstract
Fifty-eight elderly hospital patients walked along a 10-m length of carpeted corridor and a 10-m length of vinyl-tiled corridor. Gait speed and step length were significantly greater on the carpeted than on the vinyl surface.Keywords
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