著者

高橋 美美 川井 八重 川島 美保 刈谷 苗美 朝生 美智 竹本 美佳 安部 多恵 国本 美和 中平 稚奈

出版者

高知大学

雑誌

高知大学学術研究報告. 医学・看護学編 (ISSN:03890473)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, pp.41-46, 2004-12-31

被引用文献数

1

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The purpose of this study was to understand the life situation of elderly people who show only a small age-related decline in their motor abilities. A quantitative analysis of body abilities was carried out on 16 elderly people who participated in a fall prevention class. Three years later, the same analysis was carried out again on the same people. The following criteria were measured; (1) the length of their maximum step, (2) the time it takes to walk 10 meters, and (3) a functional reach test. As a result, the participants were classified into two groups. People who showed no change or improved in two or more criteria were assigned to the first group, and people who worsened in two or more criteria were assigned to the second group. Next, the researcher interviewed the district public health nurse about the lives of the subjects, and carried out a qualitative analysis. After analyzing all of the date, the following features were found in "the improved group"; (1) they have some roles in their homes and communities, (2) they were highly interested in their health, (3) they had social gatherings, and they had been leading active lives. In "the worsened group," the following feature was found; they had been leading inactive lives for the three years of the observation period.