The relationship between longitudinal change in 6-minute walk distance and physical function in the elderly requiring long-term care.
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- Iwamoto Kohei
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kyoto Tachibana University Nursing healthcare facility for the elderly
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- Hagihara Takashi
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kyoto Tachibana University Nursing healthcare facility for the elderly
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- Takagawa Akitoshi
- Nursing healthcare facility for the elderly
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- Horie Jun
- Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University
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- Murata Shin
- Faculty of Health Science, Kyoto Tachibana University
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- 要介護認定高齢者における ６ 分間歩行距離の縦断的変化と身体機能の関連
- ヨウカイゴニンテイ コウレイシャ ニ オケル 6プンカン ホコウ キョリ ノ ジュウダンテキ ヘンカ ト シンタイ キノウ ノ カンレン
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between longitudinal changes in 6-minute walk distance and physical function in elderly people requiring long-term care. The subjects were 93 elderly people (age: 81.8±6.5 years, 33 males and 60 females) requiring long-term care who use outpatient rehabilitation. Those who improved their 6-minute walk distance by at least 17.8 m from baseline to 6 months were defined as the improvement group (n=52), and the others were defined as the nonimprovement group (n=41). A repeated measures two-way ANOVA was performed with group (improving and non-improving groups) and time (baseline and 6 months later) as the two factors. The results showed an interaction effect on quadriceps muscle strength,walking speed, and TUG. Only the improvement group showed significant improvement after 6 months for all items. In addition, many items showed moderate effect sizes.These results indicate that improvement in the 6-minute walk distance in elderly people requiring long-term care is associated with improvement in a complex of physicalfunctions such as quadriceps muscle strength, walking speed, and dynamic balance ability.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy
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Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy 13 (2), 51-56, 2023
Japan Society of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy
