The Relationship between Going Outdoors and Physical Function of Elderly Persons Certified as in Need of Care
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- SUZUKAWA Megumi
- Department of Human Health Science, Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University Research Team for Promoting Independence of the Elderly, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Tsukui Corporation
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- SHIMADA Hiroyuki
- Research Team for Promoting Independence of the Elderly, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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- KOBAYASHI Kumiko
- Tsukui Corporation
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- SUZUKI Takao
- National Institute for Longevity Sciences, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
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- Other Title
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- 要介護高齢者における外出と身体機能の関係
- ヨウ カイゴ コウレイシャ ニ オケル ガイシュツ ト シンタイ キノウ ノ カンケイ
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between going outdoors and physical function of elderly persons certified as in need of care. [Subjects] The participants were 359 elderly people (mean age 82.2 ± 7.0 years; 119 men and 240 women) enrolled in the Tsukui Ordered Useful Care for Health (TOUCH) program. [Methods] Subjects performed the chair stand test 5 times, the timed up-and-go test (TUG), and independence of the stair climbing/descending test, and completed the mental status questionnaire. Going outdoors by participants during a one-month period was investigated retrospectively by family members. [Results] Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that TUG was significantly associated with going into town [OR 1.04 (95%CI 1.01-1.08)]. Of the other tests, only independence of the stair climbing/descending was significantly associated with going outside the town [OR 1.74 (95%CI 1.06-2.86)]. [Conclusion] The results suggest that gait performance is associated with going outdoors for elderly people. Stair climbing/descending was a key factor in going outside the town which has more complex circumstances.<br>
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- Rigakuryoho Kagaku
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Rigakuryoho Kagaku 25 (1), 103-107, 2010
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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- CRID
- 1390001204645062528
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- NII Article ID
- 10026345071
- 130004432581
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- NII Book ID
- AN10472896
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- ISSN
- 24342807
- 13411667
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- NDL BIB ID
- 10610017
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- JaLC
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