Getting the right measure: Gait speed assessment and outcomes in older patients with cancer
Lower usual and fast gait speeds are associated with higher one-year mortality in patients with head and neck cancer. A simple guideline is that patients with usual and fast GS <1 m/s or < p25 have a twofold higher risk of dying within one year compared to patients who walk faster.
Authors
- Ajay T. Bakas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5241-4155)
- Aniel Sewnaik
- Christian Oudshoorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3170-0344)
- Karel G. M. Moons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7797-1056)
- Francesco Mattace-Raso
- Rob J. Baatenburg de Jong
- Evelien R.A. Spruijt
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Geriatric Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2026.102908
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00