Abstract
[Purpose] We examined the effect of the activities of daily living (ADL) level and changes of blood pressure lower limb loading movement in the sitting position. [Subjects] The subjects were 28 elderly persons in long-term care (8 men, 20 women, 78.6 ± 8.6 years old). [Methods] The subjects' blood pressure was measured before and 1, 3 and 5 minutes after the movement. Their ADL levels were classified into 2 groups (low and high group) by the functional independence measure (FIM) score. We compared systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic pressure (DBP) by repeated measures two-way analysis of variance with the blood pressure measurements and ADL levels as factors. Furthermore, the force to weight ratio of lower limb loading (%) in each ADL group was compared with the unpaired t-test. [Results] For SBP and DBP, no main effect was found. The force to weight ratio in lower limb loading (%) showed a significant difference between the groups. [Conclusion] These results suggest that subjects with different ADL levels can perform the movement because it offers few risks to the cardiovascular system.
