Relationship Between Frontal Lobe Function and Occupational Performance in Community-dwelling Elderly

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  • Kubota Tomohiro
    AHRU Medical Care and Welfare Professional Training College
  • Sakamoto Harumi
    AHRU Medical Care and Welfare Professional Training College
  • Mutsukura Yuki
    AHRU Medical Care and Welfare Professional Training College
  • Taniguchi Keisuke
    AHRU Medical Care and Welfare Professional Training College
  • Kurokawa Kyousuke
    Department of Occupational Therapy，Faculty of Medical Science，Teikyo University of Science and Technology
  • Takata Yu
    AHRU Medical Care and Welfare Professional Training College
  • Iwai Koichi
    Center for Humanities and Sciences，Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

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  • 地域在住高齢者における前頭葉機能と作業遂行能力の関係について
  • チイキ ザイジュウ コウレイシャ ニ オケル ゼントウ ヨウ キノウ ト サギョウ スイコウ ノウリョク ノ カンケイ ニ ツイテ

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to examine the approach to maintain community life by grasping the performance function of the community-dwelling elderly and the characteristics of work performance related to daily life.[Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 42 elderly people living in the community.The survey items were age, gender, frontal lobe function test (FAB), shortened version of self-evaluation of work (OSA-SF), dynamic balance ability (TUG), cognitive function test (MMSE), and SF-8.[Results] As for the characteristics of the secondary prevention group, the MMSE and TUG showed a significant decrease in function compared with the primary prevention group.A positive correlation was found between frontal lobe function and task performance. Furthermore, the frequency of satisfactory daily routines was low. [Conclusion] Participants in the secondary prevention program were related to frontal lobe function, task performance and satisfactory daily routine.

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