Effect of Care Prevention for the Frail Elderly in Winter in a Snowy and Depopulated Area

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  • MASAI Miyuki
    Department of Rehabilitation, Hakui General Hospital
  • KITATANI Masahiro
    Department of Rehabilitation, Hakui General Hospital
  • YAMAZAKI Toshiaki
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University

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  • 積雪・過疎地域の虚弱高齢者に対する冬季における介護予防事業効果の検討
  • セキセツ ・ カソ チイキ ノ キョジャク コウレイシャ ニ タイスル トウキ ニ オケル カイゴヨボウ ジギョウ コウカ ノ ケントウ

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[Purpose] The present study examined the effects of care prevention for frail elderly females, who were classified into sarcopenia and non-sarcopenia groups, in winter in a snowy and depopulated area. [Participants and Methods] The subjects were 44 frail elderly females. They were selected using a basic health check list. They were asked to complete a basic health check list for care prevention to assess their physical function. The intervention was a 90-minute weekly program conducted in winter. [Results] Physical function showed no significant difference in either group after the intervention. A significantly larger number of elderly females in the sarcopenia group were socially withdrawn prior to intervention, but after the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups. [Conclusion] Although decrease of activity and decline of physical function is predicted in winter, there is a possibility that the intervention improved the subjects’ social interaction and maintained their physical functions.

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 33 (5), 829-834, 2018

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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