Development of a screening program to assess motor function in the adult population: a cross-sectional observational study

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 888 - 895
• Main Authors: Ogata, Toru, Muranaga, Shingo, Ishibashi, Hideaki, Ohe, Takashi, Izumida, Ryoichi, Yoshimura, Noriko, Iwaya, Tsutomu, Nakamura, Kozo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Elsevier B.V 01.09.2015; Springer Japan; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Humans; Locomotion - physiology; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Mobility Limitation; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Pilot Projects; Program Development; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Rheumatology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Functional Test; Motor Dysfunction; Locomotive Syndrome; Geriatric Population; Short Physical Performance Battery

Motor dysfunction is a major reason why the elderly lose their independence in their daily lives. The concept of locomotive syndrome has been proposed to describe the risk of mobility dependence caused by various locomotive organ disorders. The preservation of locomotive organs is now socially impor...