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KMID : 1024720180080010034
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Geriatric Rehabilitation
2018 Volume.8 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.42
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Cross-Sectional Study of Physical Functions in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
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Moon Myung-Hoon
Jang Myung-Hun
Yun Ra-Yu
Jung Da-Hwi
Chae Da-Som
Lee Eun-Lee
Shin Myung-Jun
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Abstract
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Objective: As an aging society, maintaining the functional capacity of the body is important for QOL. Although there are many functional assessments of the elderly, there were few studies of reference values for the elderly in Korea. The aim of this study was to determine the reference values in healthy Korean aged 65 to 69.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on healthy elderly people aged 65 to 69 years (male, 67.4±1.2, female 67.8±1.4). A total of 30 volunteers were recruited (15 males and 15 females). Hand Grip Strength (HGS), Knee Extension Strength (KES), Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST), Chair Sit-and-Reach (CSR) test, Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were performed for functional assessment.
Results: Mean body height, body weight and BMI were 166.0±6.1 cm, 68.4±8.5 kg, 24.8±2.3 in the men and 157.4±5.4 cm, 62.2±9.8 kg, 25.0±2.6 in the women. In the HGS and the KES in men were 36.0±4.0 kg, 133.2±31.5 N in the right and 32.7±4.2 kg, 123.9±31.3 N in the left. In the HGS and the KES in women were 25.3±3.8 kg, 90.0±25.8N in the right and 22.2±4.5 kg, 85.6±20.6N in the left. The FTSST, TUG, CSR, 6MWT and BBS were 8.0±0.7s, 7.5±0.8s, 5.9±1.5 cm, 542.8±39.2 m, 55.3±0.8 in men, and 8.6±1.6s, 7.7±0.3s, 8.8±4.7 cm, 517.2±39.3 m, 54.9±0.6 in women. The SPPB scored 12 in total 12 points in both sexes.
Conclusion: Reference values of the functional assessments identified in this study may serve as the basis for other studies and may be used in clinical practice.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Function, Geriatric assessment, Reference values
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