The Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Quality Of Life of Community-Dwelling Elderly People

• Published in: Rigaku ryoho kagaku Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 569 - 572
• Main Authors: EBIHARA, Chie, ARAI, Tomoyuki, FUJITA, Hiroaki, KATOU, Gohei, SINOOKA, Seira, MORITA, Yasuhiro, MARUYA, Kouhei, HOSOI, Toshiki, ISHIBASHI, Hideaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese; English
• Published: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2013
• Subjects: community-dwelling elderly people; locomotive syndrome; quality of life (QOL)
• ISSN: 1341-1667; 2434-2807
• DOI: 10.1589/rika.28.569

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to show that locomotive syndrome is associated with self-rated health or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in community-dwelling elderly people. [Subjects] The participants were 122 elderly people (age, 69.9 ± 4.6 years [mean ± standard deviation]). [Method] Self-rated health and EuroQOL were estimated on the basis of the questionnaire. Subjects were categorized into either a locomotive syndrome group (n=73) or a non-locomotive syndrome group (n=49) on the basis of a locomotion check. Student’s t test and the chi-squared test were used to test for statistical differences between the 2 groups. [Result] The EuroQOL index score was significantly lower in the locomotive syndrome groups than in the non-locomotive syndrome groups. Furthermore, self-rated health, mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort were significantly lower in the locomotive syndrome group than in the non-locomotive syndrome group. [Conclusion] Our results show that locomotive syndrome is associated with self-rated health and HRQOL in community-dwelling elderly people.