Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to examine the approach to maintain community life by grasping the performance function of the community-dwelling elderly and the characteristics of work performance related to daily life.[Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 42 elderly people living in the community.The survey items were age, gender, frontal lobe function test (FAB), shortened version of self-evaluation of work (OSA-SF), dynamic balance ability (TUG), cognitive function test (MMSE), and SF-8.[Results] As for the characteristics of the secondary prevention group, the MMSE and TUG showed a significant decrease in function compared with the primary prevention group.A positive correlation was found between frontal lobe function and task performance.
Furthermore, the frequency of satisfactory daily routines was low. [Conclusion] Participants in the secondary prevention program were related to frontal lobe function, task performance and satisfactory daily routine.
