Fitness, Balance Efficacy, and Postural Control in Community-Dwelling Older Adults:

SAGE Open

Anna Lee¹ 

关键词: aging;    fall risk;    balance efficacy;    postural control;    physical fitness;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244016631798

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Age-related declines in postural control and physical fitness are strong risk factors for falls in older adults. Balance efficacy has been utilized to identify poor postural control, reduced physical function, and fall risk. However, it is not clear as to whether balance efficacy is truly a better predictor of functional fitness outcomes or postural control. Distinguishing these associations is an important step in the future derivation of physiotherapeutic programming to remediate acute and chronic decline. Therefore, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to partition which measures are more associated with balance efficacy, fitness, or postural control. One hundred eleven community-dwelling older adults participated and were asked to complete the Balance Efficacy Scale (BES), a functional fitness measure (the Senior Fitness Test [SFT]), and a measure of postural control (the Sensory Organization Test [SOT]).We found that the SFT was more significantly associated with balance efficacy (R2 = .37) than the SOT (R2 = .08) in older adults. Overall, aerobic endurance, functional mobility in the SFT, and the vestibular score on the SOT were significantly associated with balance efficacy.

【 授权许可】

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