Table 2.

Observational gait scales and characteristics.

Tool	Gait parameter	No. of test items	Tool format	Time to administer	Score summary
Gait Assessment and Intervention Tool (G.A.I.T) (28)	kinematics	31	2 to 4-level ordinal scale	20 min, not including videotaping	0–62; normal to greatest extent of gait deviation
New York Medical School Orthotic Gait Analysis, (NYMSOGA) (29)	kinematics, spatiotemporal	17	3-level ordinal	not reported	not reported
Hemiplegic Gait Analysis Form (HGAF) (30)	kinematics, spatiotemporal	18	3-level ordinal scale	not reported	0–88; normal to abnormal gait
Rivermead Visual Gait Assessment (RVGA) (31)	kinematic	20	4-level ordinal scale	10–15 min	0–59; normal to abnormal gait
Wisconsin Gait Scale (WGS) (32, 33)	kinematics, spatiotemporal	14	3, 4, and 5-level ordinal scale	35–45 min for video recording and offline processing	13.35–42; normal to worst
Tinetti Gait Scale (TGS) (34)	kinematic	8	2 and 3-level ordinal scale	5 min	0–12; most deviation to normal
Gait Abnormality Rating Scale - modified (GARS-M) (35)	kinematics, spatiotemporal	7	4-level ordinal scale	not reported	0–21; low to high risk of falling