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2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of assessment method for fall risk by measurement quantitative physical function on an frail elderly

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 21700586
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionTokyo Health Care University

Principal Investigator

YAMASHITA Kazuhiko  Tokyo Health Care University, 医療保健学部, 准教授 (00370198)

Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2010
Keywords高齢者 / 転倒予防 / 下肢筋力 / 転倒リスク指標
Research Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a screening method for identifying factors that increase the risk of falling among the elderly. Subjects were 130 elderly volunteers. We found that combining left toe gap force and knee gap force gave the highest odds ratio (9.11) with 82.6% sensitivity when the toe gap force was 24 N and the knee gap force was 100 N. Thus, lower limb muscular strength can be used for simple and efficient screening, and approaches to prevent falls can be based on quantitative data such as lower limb muscular strength.

  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) Presentation (3 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] An in-she device to measure plantar pressure during daily human activity2011

    • Author(s)
      M SAITO, K NAKAJIMA, C TAKANO, Y OHTA, C SUGIMOTO, R EZOE, K SASAKI, H HOSAKA, T IFUKUBE, S INO, K YAMASHITA.
    • Journal Title

      IEEE, Medical Engineering & Physics (in press)

  • [Journal Article] 高齢者の定量的下肢筋力評価のための膝間力計測器の開発2010

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦, 今泉一哉, 岩上優美, 佐藤満, 中島佐和子, 井野秀一, 小山裕徳, 川澄正史, 伊福部達
    • Journal Title

      電気学会論文誌 130-c

      Pages: 267-274

  • [Journal Article] 定量的下肢筋力計測による虚弱高齢者のスクリーニング手法の開発2010

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦, 岩上優美, 今泉一哉, 佐藤満, 中島佐和子, 井野秀一, 川澄正史, 伊福部達
    • Journal Title

      電気学会論文誌C 130(12)

      Pages: 2210-2218

  • [Journal Article] A Preliminary Study of a Power Assist System for Toe Exercise using a Metal Hydride Actuator.2009

    • Author(s)
      S Ino, M Sato, K Yamashita, T Izumi.
    • Journal Title

      Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2009 ; proceedings

  • [Presentation] 高齢者の転倒予防のための身体機能評価システムの開発2010

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦
    • Organizer
      ITヘルスケア学会
    • Year and Date
      20100000
  • [Presentation] 福祉現場で役に立つ虚弱高齢者の転倒予防支援システムの開発2010

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦, 中嶋香奈子, 児玉美幸, 岩上優美, 太田裕治, 井野秀一, 伊福部達
    • Organizer
      生活生命支援医療福祉工学系連合大会
    • Year and Date
      20100000
  • [Presentation] 定量的下肢筋力計測による高転倒リスク高齢者のスクリーニング手法の開発2009

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦, 今泉一哉, 岩上優美
    • Organizer
      日本公衆衛生学会
    • Year and Date
      20090000
  • [Book] 高齢者の転倒予防の実際,高齢者の栄養管理ガイドブック2010

    • Author(s)
      山下和彦, 今泉一哉
    • Total Pages
      121-127
    • Publisher
      文光堂
  • [Remarks] ホームページ等

    • URL

      http://thcu.ac.jp/yamashita/index.html

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