Analysis of Activity Patterns and Performance in Polio Survivors
Abstract
The goals of this project are: 1) to study the temporal relationship between activity level and health status in polio survivors and to compare the results with those obtained from an age matched control population and 2) to look at the effect of localized muscle weakness and the associated compensation response on performance of a walking task. simulation modeling techniques will be used to identify factors critical to task performance, which will provide valuable information for optimizing rehabilitation interventions for polio survivors and other populations with lower extremity muscle weakness. To date, a total of 43 polio survivors and 63 controls have been enrolled and tested for Study #1. Preliminary data analysis has begun. An improved baseline has been developed for the simulation model in Study #2. Sensitivity analysis of the model has been completed. Initial IDA assessment of model performance has been performed, and perturbation analysis and interpretation are underway.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA421763
Entities
People
- Mary Klein
- Mukul Talaty
Organizations
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network