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The assessment of walking skills: Italian version

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Apraxia is a neuropsychological disorder that impairs voluntary, purposeful movements, with "Gait apraxia" specifically affecting walking. Because of the lack of standardized diagnostic tools, in Italian, we translated and adapted the "Assessment of Walking Skills" (AWS) scale, originally developed for identifying gait apraxia in Alzheimer's patients. The AWS includes 42 items that evaluate trunk and leg movements, useful for comparing the performance between patients and healthy controls. This translation and adaptation represent a critical step toward standardizing the AWS scale for the Italian population.

Source: Frontiers in Neurology

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1579638

Authors: Maria Daniela Cortese, Gianmarco Cernuzio, Paolo Tonin, Konstantinos Priftis, Francesco Piccione

Institutions: Istituto S.Anna Crotone, European University of Rome, University of Padua, Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova

Language: English

Topic: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Subfield: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801