Table 2.
We performed a series of repeated measures ANOVA to investigate the effects of matching mediolateral foot placement to stationary visual targets (top two rows), to investigate the effects of matching foot placement to targets that shifted at the start of a step (third row), and to determine if gait speed changed when participants anticipated a shift in target that did not actually occur (last row).
| Included Trials |
Independent Variable 1 |
Independent Variable 2 |
Dependent Variable(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationary Step Width | Stepping leg (control vs. non-paretic vs. paretic) | Prescribed step width (10 vs. 20 vs. 30 cm) | Absolute mediolateral foot placement error |
| Stationary Step Width | Group (control vs. PwCS) | Prescribed step width (10 vs. 20 vs. 30 cm) | Step width Walking speed |
| Shifting Step Width | Stepping leg (control vs. non-paretic vs. paretic) | Visual target shift (narrowing vs. widening) | Absolute mediolateral foot placement error |
| Combined | Group (control vs. PwCS) | Anticipation of shift (20 cm Stationary trials vs. Shifting “catch” trials) | Walking speed |