Proposal of evaluation method for aging change of coordination ability and Fall risk assessment of the elderly.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870225
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering; Applied health science
• Research Institution: Hachinohe Junior College
• Principal Investigator: Kawabata Haruka 八戸学院短期大学, 幼児保育学科, 講師 (20713390)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 重心制御 / 加齢変化 / バランス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was to propose a method for evaluating fall risk of the elderly by the visual tracking test which involves pursuing a moving target by COP displayed on a PC monitor. Aging change was found in the visual tracking test, elderly with high risk of falling was inferior in horizontal balance. However there was no strong correlation with the fall risk investigation. From the above, it was suggested that the result of the visual tracking (horizontal balance) test may be one measure when screening risk of falling in the elderly.

Free Research Field

運動生理学