scholarly journals The Relationship Between Walking Frequency and Physical Function in Community-Dwelling Elderly People

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-659
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki ARAI ◽  
Keita KUWABARA ◽  
Tomoyasu MEGURO ◽  
Satoru WATANABE ◽  
Hiroaki FUJITA
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Differences between the Sexes in the Relationship between Chronic Pain, Fatigue, and QuickDASH among Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Japan

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 630
Author(s):  
Satoshi Shimo ◽  
Yuta Sakamoto ◽  
Takashi Amari ◽  
Masaaki Chino ◽  
Rie Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Elderly Healthcare ◽  
Disability Research

Chronic pain and fatigue have negative effects on the health, ADL, work, and hobbies of the elderly. As the proportion of people 65 years of age and older in the population increases, chronic pain and disability research regarding this group is receiving more consideration. However, little empirical evidence of the association between chronic pain, fatigue, and physical disability between the sexes is available. This study investigated the association between chronic pain, fatigue, and instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling elderly people by sex in Japan. Concerning the presence of chronic pain, 61% of males and 78% of females reported chronic pain, indicating that many elderly people living in the community suffer from chronic pain and fatigue on a daily basis. The number of sites of chronic pain was higher in females than in males (p = 0.016), with more chronic pain in the knees (p < 0.001) and upper arms (p = 0.014). Regarding chronic pain, males showed a higher correlation with QuickDASH-DS (rs = 0.433, p = 0.017) and QuickDASH-SM (rs = 0.643, p = 0.018) than females. Furthermore, fatigue also showed a higher correlation with QuickDASH-W (rs = 0.531, p = 0.003) in males than in females. These results indicate that the association between chronic pain, fatigue, and QuickDASH differed between the sexes among community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. A better understanding of the risk factors for elderly chronic pain and fatigue among sexes will facilitate the development of elderly healthcare welfare and policies.

scholarly journals The relationship between physical function and QOL of community‐dwelling elderly

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
HIROAKI IWASE ◽  
SHIN MURATA ◽  
ATSUKO KUBO ◽  
MIZUKI HACHIYA ◽  
MASAYUKI SOUMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Relationship between Performance in the 30-sec Chair-Stand Test and Physical Function of Community-dwelling Elderly People

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 759-763
Author(s):  
Masayuki SOUMA ◽  
Shin MURATA ◽  
Hiroaki IWASE ◽  
Jun MURATA ◽  
Kenji KAMIJOU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Chair Stand ◽  
Stand Test ◽  
Chair Stand Test

The relationship among physical activity, obesity, and physical function in community-dwelling older women

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S Brach ◽  
Jessie M VanSwearingen ◽  
Shannon J FitzGerald ◽  
Kristi L Storti ◽  
Andrea M Kriska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Fat Modulates the Relationship between Sarcopenia and Physical Function in Nonobese Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin L. Marcus ◽  
Diana I. Brixner ◽  
Sameer Ghate ◽  
Paul LaStayo
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Total Body Mass ◽  
Total Body Fat ◽  
Total Body ◽  
The Relationship

It is intuitive to think that sarcopenia should be associated with declines in physical function though recent evidence questions this assertion. This study investigated the relationship between absolute and relative sarcopenia, with physical performance in 202 nonobese (mean BMI=26.6 kg/ht2) community-dwelling older (mean age =73.8±5.9years) adults. While absolute sarcopenia (appendicular skeletal mass (ASM)/ht2) was either not associated, or weakly associated with physical performance, relative sarcopenia (ASM/kg) demonstrated moderate (r=0.31tor=0.51,P<0.01) relationships with performance outcomes in both males and females. Knee extension strength (r=0.27) and leg extension power (r=0.41) were both related to absolute sarcopenia (P<0.001) in females and not in males. Strength and power were associated with relative sarcopenia in both sexes (fromr=0.47tor=0.67, P<0.001). The ratio of lean mass to total body mass, that is, relative sarcopenia, is an important consideration relative to physical function in older adults even in the absence of obesity. Stratifying these individuals into equal tertiles of total body fat revealed a trend of diminished regression coefficients across each incrementally higher fat grouping for performance measures, providing further evidence that total body fat modulates the relationship between sarcopenia and physical function.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Sleep and Physical Function in Community-Dwelling Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Ann Lorenz ◽  
Chakra B. Budhathoki ◽  
Gurpreet K. Kalra ◽  
Kathy C. Richards
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
The Relationship
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