BACKGROUND
Functional assessment is an important part of the evaluation of elderly persons. We conducted this study to determine whether objective measures of physical function can predict subsequent disability in older persons.

METHODS
This pros ...

BACKGROUND
Functional assessment is an important part of the evaluation of elderly persons. We conducted this study to determine whether objective measures of physical function can predict subsequent disability in older persons.

METHODS
This prospective cohort study included men and women 71 years of age or older who were living in the community, who reported no disability in the activities of daily living, and who reported that they were able to walk one-half mile (0.8 km) and climb stairs without assistance. The subjects completed a short battery of physical-performance tests and participated in a follow-up interview four years later. The tests included an assessment of standing balance, a timed 8-ft (2.4-m) walk at a normal pace, and a timed test of five repetitions of rising from a chair and sitting down.

RESULTS
Among the 1122 subjects who were not disabled at base line and who participated in the four-year follow-up, lower scores on the base-line performance tests were associated with a statistically significant, graduated increase in the frequency of disability in the activities of daily living and mobility-related disability at follow-up. After adjustment for age, sex, and the presence of chronic disease, those with the lowest scores on the performance tests were 4.2 to 4.9 times as likely to have disability at four years as those with the highest performance scores, and those with intermediate performance scores were 1.6 to 1.8 times as likely to have disability.

CONCLUSIONS
Among nondisabled older persons living in the community, objective measures of lower-extremity function were highly predictive of subsequent disability. Measures of physical performance may identify older persons with a preclinical stage of disability who may benefit from interventions to prevent the development of frank disability.

(출처 : NEJM, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199503023320902)

본 자료는 최종결과물(결과보고서)의 원자료이다.

연구자는 위 자료에서 활용된 검사를 도구로 활용하여 다면적 운동프로그램을 통해서 신체조성 및 신체기능에 긍정적인 영향을 미치며, 인지기능의 유지 및 향상에도 긍정적인 결과가 나타난 것을 확인하였다.

본 자료는 최종결과물(결과보고서)의 원자료이다.

연구자는 위 자료에서 활용된 검사를 도구로 활용하여 다면적 운동프로그램을 통해서 신체조성 및 신체기능에 긍정적인 영향을 미치며, 인지기능의 유지 및 향상에도 긍정적인 결과가 나타난 것을 확인하였다.

Abstract
Methods
STUDY POPULATION
CHRONIC CONDITIONS AT BASE LINE
MEASURES OF PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
DISABILITY STATUS AT FOLLOW-UP
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Results

Discussion

Author Affiliations

References

Abstract
Methods
STUDY POPULATION
CHRONIC CONDITIONS AT BASE LINE
MEASURES OF PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
DISABILITY STATUS AT FOLLOW-UP
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Results

Discussion

Author Affiliations

References