地域在住高齢者の座位における下肢反応時間と運動機能との関連

山口 寿; 金子 秀雄; 髙野 吉朗; 中原 雅美; 永井 良治; 江口 雅彦; 柗田 憲亮; 池田 拓郎; 岡 真一郎; 下田 武良; 濱地 望; 鈴木 あかり; 森田 正治

doi:10.1589/rika.32.787

Original Article

Relationships between Sitting Position Lower Limb Reaction Time and Other Motor Functions in Community-dwelling Elderly

Tamotsu YAMAGUCHI, Hideo KANEKO, Yoshiro TAKANO, Masami NAKAHARA, Yoshiharu NAGAI, Masahiko EGUCHI, Kensuke MATSUDA, Takuro IKEDA, Shinichiro OKA, Takeyoshi SHIMODA, Nozomi HAMACHI, Akari SUZUKI, Masaharu MORITA

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Tamotsu YAMAGUCHI
Department of Physical Therapy, Fukuoka International College of Health and Welfare
Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare
Hideo KANEKO
Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Yoshiro TAKANO
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Masami NAKAHARA
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Yoshiharu NAGAI
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Masahiko EGUCHI
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Kensuke MATSUDA
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Takuro IKEDA
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Shinichiro OKA
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Takeyoshi SHIMODA
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Nozomi HAMACHI
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Akari SUZUKI
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare
Masaharu MORITA
Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare

Keywords: elderly people, sitting reaction time, aging

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2017 Volume 32 Issue 6 Pages 787-791

DOI https://doi.org/10.1589/rika.32.787

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Abstract

[Purpose] The sitting reaction time of community-dwelling elderly was investigated, and its relationships with other motor functions were investigated. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 258 elderly people aged 65 or over (86 males, 172 females). Sitting reaction time, 5 times sit to stand test (SS-5), Timed Up & Go Test (TUG), and 2-step test were measured and compared among age groups, and motor function correlations were investigated. [Results] The sitting reaction time was significantly slower in the oldest-old group compared to the young-old and old-old groups. Significant differences were found between the SS-5, TUG and 2-step values of each of the age groups, and significant correlations were found between sitting reaction time and SS-5, TUG, and 2-step values of each age group. [Conclusion] The results suggest that sitting reaction time could be used as an index of the reaction time of the elderly.

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