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Correlations between Foot Sensory Impairment, Timed Up and Go Test and Berg Balance Scale, and Mental Activities for Prevention of Falling in Elderly People

  • Lee, Young-Ho (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University) ;
  • Jang, Seon-Jung (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University) ;
  • Kang, Gi-Beom (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University) ;
  • Choi, Ye-Seul (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University) ;
  • Hwang, Young-In (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University)
  • Received : 2019.07.23
  • Accepted : 2019.09.11
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

PURPOSE: This research was designed to study the correlations between physical activities such as foot sensory impairment, balance and ambulatory abilities, as well as fall risk factors and mental activities such as cognitive performance and depression in order to provide fundamental data for the prevention of falling in the elderly. METHODS: A total of 36 elderly people over the age of 65 years who voluntarily joined the research were selected as subjects. Sensory perception in both feet was measured by using a monofilament in 10 parts with each part given one point. The points for each foot were integrated to analyze the correlations between physical and mental activities indices, and the results were analyzed by using Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The results of this research show that the extent to which senses in feet were impaired was correlated to TUG, a functional activity index involved in tranfers, gait, and turning movements, which was correlated to BBS (balance index) as well as MMSE-K and K-GDS (mental activities index). BBS was interrelated to FES-K (physical activities index) and MMSE-K. The muscular strength of the right ankle dorsiflexor had mutual relations with FES-K. CONCLUSION: The results of this research indicate that TUG is widely correlated to foot sensory impairment as well as general physical and mental activities in elderly people. BBS was also shown to be correlated with TUG, FES-K, and MMSE-K. Thus, it might be necessary that TUG and BBS be included as two items in physical and mental check-ups for the elderly, and further studies on correlations using evaluation items for physical and mental activities should lead to the simplification of the evaluation criteria.

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