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Walking device

Walking device has been studied in 4 papers since 2021: 4 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Dec 31, 2024: “ASSESSING MOBILITY AND FALL RISKS IN TAIWAN’S OLDER ADULT POPULATION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY”.

Exposure

4 papers study it2 findingsUpdated

“individuals with mobility difficulty had a reduced probability of repeated falls when using a walking device (p = .02).”
Trajectories of mobility difficulty and falls in community-dwelling adults aged 50 + in Taiwan from 2003 to 2015BMC geriatrics2022doi:10.1186/s12877-022-03613-3

None of its findings points the other way.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: Ministério da Saúde and 1 more
  • Humans4

What is Walking device linked with?

2

Studies link Walking device with 2 measures, most often repeated falls (1 study) and independence in daily activities (1).

Repeated falls

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Walking device lowers the risk of repeated falls in humans (p = .02).

    “individuals with mobility difficulty had a reduced probability of repeated falls when using a walking device (p = .02).”

    Humansin individuals with mobility difficultyapproximately 12 yearsn = 5,267

    Trajectories of mobility difficulty and falls in community-dwelling adults aged 50 + in Taiwan from 2003 to 2015

    BMC geriatrics

Independence in daily activities

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Walking device is associated with independence in daily activities in humans (PR 0.63, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.96).

    “use of walking devices (PR 0.63; 95%CI: 0.41 to 0.96)”

    Humansafter stroke

    Walking speed and home adaptations are associated with independence after stroke: a population-based prevalence study

    Ciencia & saude coletiva

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