Abstract
[Purpose] This study was performed to investigate the relationships between basic physical movements and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). [Subjects] The subjects were 30 female patients (mean age 73.1 years old). [Methods] Six items of basic movements (one-leg standing, standing up, walking, going up and down stairs, kneeling, and stooping to the floor), and 7 items of ADL (picking up an object from the floor, putting on and taking off socks, carrying a heavy object, cleaning, cooking, toileting and going out - using public facilities, shopping, and visiting a friend’s house) were assessed, and analyzed using canonical correlation analysis. [Results] As the first canonical variate, standing up, walking, and going up and down stairs influenced all of the ADL items. As the second canonical variate, standing up, going up and down stairs, and walking influenced visiting a friend’s house. [Conclusion] The ADL of female patients with knee OA is mainly affected by standing up and walking abilities.
