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Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Objectives: Physical activity management through smartphone applications is increasing worldwide; however, it is unclear whether smartphone users among elderly Japanese individuals with musculoskeletal disorders are less likely to experience “locomotive syndrome” (LoS). We aimed to test the hypothes...

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Autores principales: Miyashita, Naoto, Ishida, Tomohiro, Ikemoto, Tatsunori, Hirasawa, Atsuhiko, Arai, Young-Chang, Deie, Masataka
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9740740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498286
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316213
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author Miyashita, Naoto
Ishida, Tomohiro
Ikemoto, Tatsunori
Hirasawa, Atsuhiko
Arai, Young-Chang
Deie, Masataka
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Ishida, Tomohiro
Ikemoto, Tatsunori
Hirasawa, Atsuhiko
Arai, Young-Chang
Deie, Masataka
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description Objectives: Physical activity management through smartphone applications is increasing worldwide; however, it is unclear whether smartphone users among elderly Japanese individuals with musculoskeletal disorders are less likely to experience “locomotive syndrome” (LoS). We aimed to test the hypothesis that LoS in smartphone users had lower prevalence than that in non-smartphone users among elderly individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. Methods: Elderly participants, aged ≥60 years, who visited the outpatient clinic were enrolled. All participants were asked whether or not they used smartphones and were allocated into either the smartphone group or the non-smartphone group. After completing the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), LoS prevalence was determined by 3-stage cutoff values of the GLFS-25 score (≥7, ≥16, and ≥24), and the total and three subdomain scores (body pain, movement-related difficulty, and psychosocial complications) were compared between the two groups. Generalized linear regression was then performed to confirm whether the use of smartphones was associated with lower GLFS-25 scores, even after controlling for confounders. Results: Overall, 266 participants, aged ≥60 years, were recruited. LoS prevalence was significantly higher in the non-smartphone group than in the smartphone group at all stages (all p < 0.001). Mean GLFS-25 total and subdomain scores were significantly lower in the smartphone group than in the non-smartphone group (all p < 0.001), and these statistical relationships were maintained even after controlling for age and sex. Conclusions: Smartphone use was associated with low LoS prevalence and low GLFS-25 scores among elderly individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, although the causal relationship remains unclear.
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spelling pubmed-97407402022-12-11 Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders Miyashita, Naoto Ishida, Tomohiro Ikemoto, Tatsunori Hirasawa, Atsuhiko Arai, Young-Chang Deie, Masataka Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objectives: Physical activity management through smartphone applications is increasing worldwide; however, it is unclear whether smartphone users among elderly Japanese individuals with musculoskeletal disorders are less likely to experience “locomotive syndrome” (LoS). We aimed to test the hypothesis that LoS in smartphone users had lower prevalence than that in non-smartphone users among elderly individuals with musculoskeletal disorders. Methods: Elderly participants, aged ≥60 years, who visited the outpatient clinic were enrolled. All participants were asked whether or not they used smartphones and were allocated into either the smartphone group or the non-smartphone group. After completing the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), LoS prevalence was determined by 3-stage cutoff values of the GLFS-25 score (≥7, ≥16, and ≥24), and the total and three subdomain scores (body pain, movement-related difficulty, and psychosocial complications) were compared between the two groups. Generalized linear regression was then performed to confirm whether the use of smartphones was associated with lower GLFS-25 scores, even after controlling for confounders. Results: Overall, 266 participants, aged ≥60 years, were recruited. LoS prevalence was significantly higher in the non-smartphone group than in the smartphone group at all stages (all p < 0.001). Mean GLFS-25 total and subdomain scores were significantly lower in the smartphone group than in the non-smartphone group (all p < 0.001), and these statistical relationships were maintained even after controlling for age and sex. Conclusions: Smartphone use was associated with low LoS prevalence and low GLFS-25 scores among elderly individuals with musculoskeletal disorders, although the causal relationship remains unclear. MDPI 2022-12-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9740740/ /pubmed/36498286 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316213 Text en © 2022 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/).
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Miyashita, Naoto
Ishida, Tomohiro
Ikemoto, Tatsunori
Hirasawa, Atsuhiko
Arai, Young-Chang
Deie, Masataka
Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title_full Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title_fullStr Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title_full_unstemmed Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title_short Smartphone Use Is Associated with Low Prevalence of Locomotive Syndrome among Elderly Individuals with Musculoskeletal Disorders
title_sort smartphone use is associated with low prevalence of locomotive syndrome among elderly individuals with musculoskeletal disorders
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9740740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36498286
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316213
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