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Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan
The purposes of this study were to compare the differences in physical fitness between community-dwelling older women fallers and non-fallers, with and without a risk of falling, and to investigate the relation between physical fitness and falling risk factors. This study was a secondary data analys...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34299691 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147243 |
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author | Song, Chen-Yi Tsauo, Jau-Yih Fang, Pei-Hsin Fang, I-Yao Chang, Shao-Hsi |
author_facet | Song, Chen-Yi Tsauo, Jau-Yih Fang, Pei-Hsin Fang, I-Yao Chang, Shao-Hsi |
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description | The purposes of this study were to compare the differences in physical fitness between community-dwelling older women fallers and non-fallers, with and without a risk of falling, and to investigate the relation between physical fitness and falling risk factors. This study was a secondary data analysis from a community- and exercise-based fall-prevention program. Baseline assessments pertaining to body weight and height, self-reported chronic diseases, the 12-item fall risk questionnaire (FRQ), senior fitness test, single-leg stand test, and handgrip strength test were extracted. Participants (n = 264) were classified into fallers and non-fallers, and sub-classified according to the risk of falling (FRQ ≥4 and <4). While controlling for the effect of age, body mass index (BMI), and multimorbidity, one-way analysis of covariance indicated that older women with a risk of falling showed poorer performances of the 8-foot up-and-go, 2-min step and 30-s chair stand compared with those without a risk of falling, regardless of the history of falls. Additionally, weaker grip strength was found in non-fallers with falling risk. Some significant, but low-to-moderate, correlations were found between physical fitness tests and fall risk factors in the FRQ, particularly in gait/balance problem and leg muscle weakness. Proactive efforts are encouraged to screen and manage deterioration in the identified physical fitness. |
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spelling | pubmed-83065182021-07-25 Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan Song, Chen-Yi Tsauo, Jau-Yih Fang, Pei-Hsin Fang, I-Yao Chang, Shao-Hsi Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purposes of this study were to compare the differences in physical fitness between community-dwelling older women fallers and non-fallers, with and without a risk of falling, and to investigate the relation between physical fitness and falling risk factors. This study was a secondary data analysis from a community- and exercise-based fall-prevention program. Baseline assessments pertaining to body weight and height, self-reported chronic diseases, the 12-item fall risk questionnaire (FRQ), senior fitness test, single-leg stand test, and handgrip strength test were extracted. Participants (n = 264) were classified into fallers and non-fallers, and sub-classified according to the risk of falling (FRQ ≥4 and <4). While controlling for the effect of age, body mass index (BMI), and multimorbidity, one-way analysis of covariance indicated that older women with a risk of falling showed poorer performances of the 8-foot up-and-go, 2-min step and 30-s chair stand compared with those without a risk of falling, regardless of the history of falls. Additionally, weaker grip strength was found in non-fallers with falling risk. Some significant, but low-to-moderate, correlations were found between physical fitness tests and fall risk factors in the FRQ, particularly in gait/balance problem and leg muscle weakness. Proactive efforts are encouraged to screen and manage deterioration in the identified physical fitness. MDPI 2021-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8306518/ /pubmed/34299691 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147243 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Song, Chen-Yi Tsauo, Jau-Yih Fang, Pei-Hsin Fang, I-Yao Chang, Shao-Hsi Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title | Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title_full | Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title_fullStr | Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title_short | Physical Fitness among Community-Dwelling Older Women with and without Risk of Falling—The Taipei Study, Taiwan |
title_sort | physical fitness among community-dwelling older women with and without risk of falling—the taipei study, taiwan |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34299691 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147243 |
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