2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A clarification of the balance structure and standardization of procedures to identify balance issues in community-dwellign older adults
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19K19712
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
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| Research Institution | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 地域在住高齢者 / バランス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to identify individual balance issues among community-dwelling older adults using the six systems of the Brief-BESTest. These six systems include biomechanical constraints, stability limits, anticipatory postural adjustment, postural response, sensory orientation, and stability in gait, each of which was assessed through specific tests.
The results of the analysis revealed that fall history was associated with postural response, suggesting the importance of immediate step responses in the lower limbs. Walking function was related to anticipatory postural adjustment, postural response, sensory orientation, and stability in gait, with testing tasks selected to examine changes in the base of support. Frailty was associated with stability limits, anticipatory postural adjustment, sensory orientation, and stability in gait, showing correlations with various aspects of balance function.
The balance issues related to older adults varied depending on their outcomes.
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| Free Research Field |
老年医学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究によって、地域在住の高齢者において、転倒や歩行機能、フレイルなどのアウトカムによって関連するバランス機能が異なることが明らかになった。これまで、高齢者の健康促進のための運動は一律に提案されることが多かったが、運動の目的に応じて、特定のバランストレーニングを提案するべきだと言える。
高齢者のバランス機能の特徴をより明確にすることで、転倒予防やフレイル予防など、高齢者の健康促進に役立つ運動プログラムの開発が可能と考える。これにより、広く実施される高齢者の健康づくりに貢献できる。
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