Kohei Mori, S. Murata, Kayoko Shiraiwa, T. Abiko, Hiroaki Iwase, Koichi Naito, K. Nonaka, Hideki Nakano, J. Horie
{"title":"Relationships between Gait speed, Physical Functions and Cognitive Functions in elderly with pre-sarcopenia","authors":"Kohei Mori, S. Murata, Kayoko Shiraiwa, T. Abiko, Hiroaki Iwase, Koichi Naito, K. Nonaka, Hideki Nakano, J. Horie","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.53","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to analyze the association between gait speed and physical function as well as cognitive function in elderly individuals with presarcopenia. Subjects were divided into the normal muscle mass group (n=48) and the presarcopenia group (n=17). We performed a correlation analysis of gait speed (usual/maximum gait speed) with physical function (knee extension strength, sitting-up, one-leg standing time with eyes open, and sit-and-reach distance) and cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination and Trail making test-Part A [TMT-A]). The results showed moderate or higher significant correlations of usual gait speed with knee extension strength (r=0.51) and the TMT-A (r=-0.52). Maximum gait speed was correlated with knee extension strength (r=0.74), TMT-A score (r=-0.66), and one-leg standing time with eyes open value (r=0.56) in the pre-sarcopenia group. In contrast, in the normal muscle mass group, no moderate or higher significant correlations between gait speed and any of the items were observed. These findings indicated that elderly individuals with pre-sarcopenia may walk with a higher level of exertion than those with normal muscle mass; this finding implies that a slight decrease in leg strength, balance ability, or attention function may trigger a decrease in walking ability of elderly individuals with pre-sarcopenia.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"151 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126641006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between toe grip strength and gait or balance function in patients with Parkinsonʼs disease who live at home","authors":"M. Soma, H. Nakae","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.91","url":null,"abstract":"[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate association between toe grip strength and gait function or balance function in patients with stage 2 and 3 (Hoehn & Yahr) Parkinson’s disease (PD) who live at home. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 10 patients with stages 2 and 3 PD (Hoehn & Yahr) who lived at home. Toe grip strength, maximal gait speed, preferred gait speed, functional reach test score, one-leg standing time, and timed up-and-go test score were measured. Relationships between toe grip strength and these measurement items were statistically analyzed using spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. [Results] A positive correlation was observed between toe grip strength and functional reach test; however, no such association was observed for the other measurement items. [Conclusion] These results suggest that toe grip strength may reflected with static balance in patients with stage 2 and 3 PD.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121495255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiroaki Iwase, S. Murata, Kayoko Shiraiwa, T. Abiko, K. Naitou, K. Nonaka, J. Horie
{"title":"The relationship between physical, psychological function and exercise habits in community-dwelling elderly women.","authors":"Hiroaki Iwase, S. Murata, Kayoko Shiraiwa, T. Abiko, K. Naitou, K. Nonaka, J. Horie","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.59","url":null,"abstract":": To clarify the health literacy of elderly females living in communities and its relationships with physical/psychological functions and exercise habits, a cross-sectional study was conducted, involving participants of physical fitness tests in a city. The partici-pantsʼ backgrounds, living conditions, health literacy, and exercise habits were examined using a self-administered questionnaire, while assessing their physical (muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and walking ability) and psychological (subjective health and life satis-faction) functions. On statistical analysis, propensity scores were used to control con-founders, and logistic regression analysis was subsequently performed to identify factors influencing health literacy. Through analysis, subjective health and exercise habits were selected as health literacy-related factors, suggesting the necessity of promoting subjective health and the development/maintenance of exercise habits to enhance health literacy.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124787844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenji Hoshi, Kenji Hanada, Goro Watanabe, K. Gamada
{"title":"A survey of the number of complaints among independent elderly people in the local community: An exhaustive survey","authors":"Kenji Hoshi, Kenji Hanada, Goro Watanabe, K. Gamada","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.65","url":null,"abstract":": This study carried out an exhaustive survey among community-dwelling independent elderly people to determine the prevalence of knee and/or low back pain. The subjects were 3,064 independent elderly people, aged 65-75, living in Onga town, Onga-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. None of the participants were receiving services from the Na-tional Long-Term Care Insurance. Questionnaires were sent to all the subjects. The response rate was 71.1% and the effective response rate was 70.1%. The respondents were stratified by age (65-69 or 70-75) and gender and the prevalence of pain was compared among groups using the chi-squared test. The prevalence of knee pain while walking, knee pain while walking on stairs, low back pain while walking, and unstable sensation of the lower trunk while walking was reported by 18.1%, 21.9%, 16.0% and 7.3%, respectively. 8.6% had both knee and low back pain while walking and 25.6% had both. On comparison among groups, the prevalence of knee or low back pain was similar between the two age groups but was significantly higher among females. Knee pain is slightly more common than low back pain with a prevalence of approximately 20%, and elderly females are more likely to have knee or low back pain.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124669815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A survey regarding locomotive syndrome in “Locomo 25”and physical characteristics","authors":"Shinichi Tanaka, H. Kogo, A. Kubo, S. Murata","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.77","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to clarify the physical characteristics of females with locomotive syndrome (Locomo 25) aged <65 years and living in the region. The subjects were 31 females, aged 20 to 64 years, living in the region. Using “Locomo 25” as a test, we evaluated 5 items for physical function assessment and body composition (trunk muscle volume/upper limb muscle volume/lower limb muscle volume/bone mineral density/ skeletal muscle mass index (SMI)). The results were compared between locomo (n=12) and non-locomo (n=19) groups, to which the subjects were assigned based on “Locomo 25”. In the former, the height was significantly lower, and the SMI, as well as the upper/lower limb and trunk muscle volumes, which were evaluated as parameters of the body composition, were significantly lower. On the other hand, there were no significant differences in the bone mineral density or any item for physical function assessment between the two groups. These results showed that there was a reduction in the muscle volume in <65year-old females regarded as having locomotive syndrome using “Locomo 25”, although there was no reduction in the physical function, suggesting the necessity of adequate exercise and lifestyle guidance in the early stage.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129660137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Ohsugi, Yasushi Kurihara, Nobuhide Kawabe, Y. Yokoi, M. Tagami, Y. Kuwae, M. Ikeda, K. Morishita
{"title":"Effects of self-exercise on community dwelling older adults","authors":"H. Ohsugi, Yasushi Kurihara, Nobuhide Kawabe, Y. Yokoi, M. Tagami, Y. Kuwae, M. Ikeda, K. Morishita","doi":"10.9759/hppt.9.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/hppt.9.83","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigated the effects of 14 weeks of self-exercise on physical functions among community dwelling older adults. Eighteen older adults (mean age = 74.1 years) participated in the study. The participants were instructed to perform three kinds self-exercise (standing on one leg for a minute, moving from sitting to standing positions using a chair for ten repetitions, and brisk walking) daily for a period of 14 weeks. Physical functions (strength, balance, physical performance, and body composition) were measured before and after the self-exercise term and the values were compared. The results showed that participants’ balance function improved with self-exercise, but skeletal muscle mass index declined during the 14 weeks. Adherence of each self-exercise varied among the participants, and deceased adherence rate in mid period. These findings suggest that regular self-exercise can maintain physical function in older adults but is not enough to increase their muscle mass. Regular supervision or encouragement may be necessary to facilitate exercise adherence and improvement of physical functioning among older adults","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131141079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Difference in falling fear sense among middle-aged, young-old elderly, and old-old elderly with exerciser disease","authors":"Hiroaki Yamamoto","doi":"10.9759/HPPT.9.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/HPPT.9.25","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: We decided to find a factor to prevent falls by examining differences in the feeling of falling fear of middle-aged, young-old elderly, and old-old elderly suffering from exerciser disease. Methods: Thirty-three subjects were middle-aged, young-old elderly, and old-old elderly affected with exerciser disease. We measured the falling fear sense by Modified Falls Efficacy Scale and analyzed the difference. Results: The score of the old-old elderly person was significantly less than the score of the middle-aged person, and the feeling of falling fear was high. Conclusion: There is a need to exercise therapy on the premise that the feeling of falling fear is high in the old-old elderly who suffer from exerciser disease.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"346 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114735415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Locomotive syndrome among middle-aged females, the characteristics of their body composition and their physical ability","authors":"A. Kubo, Shinichi Tanaka, H. Ookawa, S. Murata","doi":"10.9759/HPPT.9.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/HPPT.9.19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130769375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Murata, T. Abiko, Hideki Nakano, Nozomi Mitsumaru, A. Kubo, M. Hachiya, H. Kogo, K. Nonaka, Dai Matsuo, Kenji Kamijo
{"title":"Relationship between body sway and walking parameters in preschool children","authors":"S. Murata, T. Abiko, Hideki Nakano, Nozomi Mitsumaru, A. Kubo, M. Hachiya, H. Kogo, K. Nonaka, Dai Matsuo, Kenji Kamijo","doi":"10.9759/HPPT.9.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/HPPT.9.7","url":null,"abstract":"To clarify the relationship between body sway and walking abilities in preschool children, body sway measurement and gait analysis were performed, involving 45 preschoolers (16 males and 29 females). When walking at a normal speed, both the total trajectory length and outer peripheral area as body sway indices were significantly correlated with 3 parameters: the cadence (total trajectory length: -0.421 and outer peripheral area: -0.347), length of the stance phase (0.474 and 0.426), and length of the double support phase (0.398 and 0.346). When walking at the maximum speed, both of them were significantly correlated with 4 parameters: the gait speed (-0.469 and -0.382), cadence (-0.388 and -0.351), length of the stance phase (0.489 and 0.569), and length of the double support phase (0.556 and 0.653). The results revealed a strong correlation between body sway and gait during the preschool period, highlighting the importance of evaluating postural control in preschool children using body sway meters. The feasibility of effectively promoting their physical activities, such as gait, as part of developmental support by enhancing their postural control was also suggested.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130876084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masashi Sakamoto, S. Murata, Hideki Nakano, Dai Matsuo, Michio Kawaguchi, T. Abiko
{"title":"Intervention effects of rooms shoes with a toe-holding bar for the elderly aged 75 years or older living in a facility","authors":"Masashi Sakamoto, S. Murata, Hideki Nakano, Dai Matsuo, Michio Kawaguchi, T. Abiko","doi":"10.9759/HPPT.9.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9759/HPPT.9.39","url":null,"abstract":": The present study examined the effects of room shoes with a toe-holding bar on the physical function and walking ability of eight elderly aged 75 years or older living in an elderly facility. The elderly people were asked to wear general room shoes during the baseline period of four weeks (A) and room shoes with a toe-holding bar during the follow-ing intervention period of four weeks (B), and the measurements were compared to exam-ine the effects of the intervention. There were significant increases in the gate rate and walking speed and a significant decrease in the stance phase time, compared with those in the baseline period. The results of the study suggest that room shoes with a toe-holding bar may improve the walking ability of the elderly aged 75 years or older living in a facility.","PeriodicalId":225008,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Health Promotion and Physical Therapy","volume":"405 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123535889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}