虚弱高齢者を対象とした機器トレーニングと運動療法の併用による運動機能効果について

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Comprehensive geriatric training (CGT) is training devised for the elderly persons which uses exercise therapy together with instrumental training. The comprehensive geriatric training was provided to a Long-term Care Insurance user group in order to evaluate the effect of the training. The subjects of the training include 12 Long-term Care Insurance users (mean 80.9 age, SD 7.6 years). Physical strength examinations were made before and after the training and their results were used to evaluate the effect of the training. The items of the physical strength examination consisted of Functional reach, Timed of up and go test, One leg standing time, Grasp power, Knee extension strength, Lower extremities reaction time. The training was provided for three months which were divided into a conditioning stage, a muscle strengthening stage and functional training stage. Statistical analysis was performed based on student's t test of the items of the physical strength examinations before and after the training at the 2 groups The Long-term Care Insurance users significantly improved (p<0.05) in Timed of up and go test and knee extension strength. Therefore, it is suggested that comprehensive geriatric training (CGT) for three months is a Long-term Care Insurance users.
了徳寺大学の論文
2007-03-31