1. Prediction of decline in activities of daily living using motor performance tests in older adults requiring long-term care.
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Hato, Shinnosuke, Hayashi, Yuta, and Shimada, Hiroyuki
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PREDICTIVE tests , *MOTOR ability , *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves , *LONG-term health care , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *LONGITUDINAL method , *ONE-leg resting position , *ODDS ratio , *GERIATRIC assessment , *WALKING speed , *ACTIVITIES of daily living , *GRIP strength , *OLD age - Abstract
• We examined ADL decline in older adults at day care services. • We calculated cut-off values for motor performance tests to predict ADL decline. • Decline in multiple motor performance tests is strongly associated with ADL decline. This study aimed to predict decline in activities of daily living (ADL) in older adults requiring long-term care, using motor performance tests. This prospective cohort study was conducted among 3948 older adults using day care services in Japan. ADL decline was assessed using the Functional Independence Measure at the start of day care service use and 12 months later. Grip strength (GS), one-leg standing (OLS), and comfortable walking speed (CWS) were measured as baseline motor performance tests. To predict ADL decline using motor performance tests, we calculated cut-off values using receiver operating characteristics curves and odds ratios using logistic regression analysis. In total, 521 participants had ADL decline at 12 months of follow-up. The cut-off values for each motor performance test were as follows (for men/women): GS < 24 kg/16 kg, OLS < 2 s/3 s, and CWS < 0.77 m/s/0.71 m/s. The odds ratios based on the number of items with scores below the cut-off were 1.84 for one item, 3.19 for two items, and 5.20 for three items. Motor performance tests are effective in predicting ADL decline in older adults requiring long-term care, and combining the results of multiple items is even more effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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