Role of muscle power output as a mediator between gait variability and gait velocity in hospitalized older adults

Acute illness requiring hospitalization is a sentinel event leading to functional decline and frequently, long-term disability in older adults. Although functional decline has become a key outcome during and after hospitalization, there is currently no gold standard for measuring functional impairment. The purpose of this study was to compare gait characteristics and muscle performance endpoints of hospitalized older adults based on the Short...