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Associations of sensory-motor functions with poor mobility in 75- and 80-year-old people

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Sakari, R., Era, P., Rantanen, T., & Heikkinen, E. (1998). Associations of sensory-motor functions with poor mobility in 75- and 80-year-old people. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 30 (2), 121-127.
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Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Authors
Sakari, Ritva |
Era, Pertti |
Rantanen, Taina |
Heikkinen, Eino
Date
1998
Discipline
Gerontologia ja kansanterveys
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© Authors and Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

 
This study investigated the associations of sensory-motor functions with mobility in elderly people. All 75- and 80-year-old residents of the city of Jyväskylä, Finland, were invited to take part in the study. A total of 617 (93 % ) persons were interviewed, and 500 (75%) took part in laboratory examinations. Self-reported mobility was recorded during the interview. Basic mobility functions (maximal walking speed and stairmounting ability) and sensory-motor functions (maximal isometric muscle strength, standing balance, reaction time and visual acuity) were measured in the laboratory. Multivariate analyses showed that poor sensory-motor functions were significantly associated with poor performance in basic mobility functions and that poor performance in basic mobility functions was associated with self-reported disability in mobility. The associations discovered were consistent with models of the disablement process. Muscle strength, balance, reaction time and vision all have individual significance for mobility, underIining the need for multifactorial approaches in prevention and rehabilitation. ...
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Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation
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0036-5505
Keywords
disability elderly functional limitation impairment mobility sensory-motor function
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201603101806

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