Factors Associated with Gait Independence Inpatients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between gait independence inpatients and gait ability, balance ability, general cognitive function, and frontal lobe function in inpatients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), as well as calculate cutoff values for the selected items.

Methods: Eighty-six inpatients with PSP were included in the study. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine whether the gait ability, balance ability, general cognitive function, and frontal lobe function were associated with gait independence inpatients, and cutoff values were calculated for the selected items using the receiver operating characteristic curve.

Results: The Berg balance scale (BBS) and postural stability test were associated with gait independence (p<0.01), with cutoff values of 45 points for the BBS and 2 points for the postural stability test.

Conclusion: It has been suggested that comprehensive balance functions of posture stability tests and BBS are related to the ability of inpatient gait independence in patients with PSP.