Characteristics of Dynamic Balance of Elderly Persons Performing a Dual Task

• HIRASHIMA Kenichi

  Faculty of Health and Welfare, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University

• UGUISU Haruo

  Faculty of Health and Welfare, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University

• TAGASHIRA Katsuyuki

  Faculty of Health and Welfare, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University

• HIRANO Yasuyuki

  Faculty of Health and Welfare, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University

• KONDO Yoshitsugu

  Faculty of Health and Welfare, Department of Physical Therapy, Tokushima Bunri University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 地域在住高齢者における二重課題下動的バランスの特徴
• チイキ ザイジュウ コウレイシャ ニ オケル ニジュウ カダイ カ ドウテキ バランス ノ トクチョウ

Abstract

[Purpose] The objective of this research was to investigate dynamic balance during performance of a dual task from quantitative and qualitative viewpoints. [Subjects] The subjects were 32 healthy adults, 26 early stage (young) elderly persons, and 24 late stage (old) elderly persons. [Method] With a dynamic balance task as the single task, and the single task with a memory recall task as the dual task, we compared the quantitative indices of circumferential area (CA) and rectangular area (RA) of sway path with the qualitative index of the rectangular and circumferential areas (CR) ratio. [Results] In the comparison of CA and RA between the two conditions, we found only a significant decline in CA of the old elderly. Also, we only found a difference between the conditions in the old elderly group. [Conclusion] The results of the present study suggest that postural control while performing a dual task not only declines quantitatively, but also qualitatively with aging.<br>

Journal

• Rigakuryoho Kagaku

  Rigakuryoho Kagaku 28 (3), 403-406, 2013

  The Society of Physical Therapy Science

Keywords

• dual task
• dynamic balance
• safety

Details

• CRID: 1390001204647033472
• NII Article ID: 10031185791
• NII Book ID: AN10472896
• DOI: 10.1589/rika.28.403
• ISSN: 24342807
• ISSN: 13411667
• NDL BIB ID: 024791353
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/024791353
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024791353
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/rika/28/3/28_403/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2013304046
• Text Lang: ja
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