軽度の認知障害を持つ高齢者の職業上のパフォーマンスと満足度,バランス,歩行,転倒の恐怖との関連
Güllü Aydın-Yağcıoğlu1, Kübra Ersoy2, Selin Başak Arslaner2
1Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Health Sciences, Gülhane Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
The British journal of occupational therapy
|September 2, 2025
まとめ
軽度の認知障害を持つ高齢者の歩行障害は 認知された仕事の満足度に大きな影響を与えます バランスと落ちる恐怖は,このグループの職業的業績と有意な関連性を示さなかった.
科学分野:
- ゲロントロジー
- 神経科学
- リハビリテーション科学
背景:
- 軽度の認知障害 (MCI) は,高齢者の日常活動,独立性,社会的関与に大きな影響を及ぼします.
- MCIの患者に就労能力に影響を与える要因を理解することは,標的を絞った介入に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- MCIと診断された高齢者の 職業上のパフォーマンスとバランス,歩行,転倒の恐怖との関連を調査する.
- 特定の機能障害が 日常活動への満足度と どう関係しているかを調べる
主な方法:
- この研究では,MCIと診断された65歳以上の36人の参加者が参加しました.
- 評価には,ティネッティのバランスと歩行テスト,タッパスケールによる運動恐怖症 (転倒恐怖症),カナダの職業能力測定 (COPM) が含まれていた.
- Spearmanの相関テストは,COPMと他の評価されたパラメータの間の関係を分析するために使用されました.
主要な成果:
- COPMの満足度スコアとティネッティの歩行テスト (r=0. 54,p<0. 01) とティネッティの合計スコア (r=0. 41,p<0. 05) の間には中程度の正の相関が認められた.
- COPMのスコアと低下の恐怖との間に有意な関係は見られなかった.
- 歩行能力は,バランスや転落の恐怖よりも,仕事の満足感と強く関連していることが示されました.
結論:
- MCIを患っている高齢者は 日常生活活動に対する認識が異なっています
- 歩行障害は,MCIを持つ人の仕事の満足感に,バランスの欠陥や落下恐怖よりも大きな影響を与えるようです.
- MCI人口における職業的成果を改善するために歩行に関する問題に取り組むことの重要性を強調しています.
関連する概念動画
Self-Discrepancy Theory
One influential perspective on what motivates people's behavior is detailed in Tory Higgin's self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987). He proposed that people hold disagreeing internal representations of themselves that lead to different emotional states.
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Humans are very diverse and although we share many similarities, we also have many differences. The social groups we belong to help form our identities (Tajfel, 1974). These differences may be difficult for some people to reconcile, which may lead to prejudice toward people who are different. Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group (Allport, 1954; Brown, 2010). Prejudice is common against people who are...
Photoreceptors and Visual Pathways
At the molecular level, visual signals trigger transformations in photopigment molecules, resulting in changes in the photoreceptor cell's membrane potential. The photon's energy level is denoted by its wavelength, with each specific wavelength of visible light associated with a distinct color. The spectral range of visible light, classified as electromagnetic radiation, spans from 380 to 720 nm. Electromagnetic radiation wavelengths exceeding 720 nm fall under the infrared category, whereas...
Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients: Effects of Age
Age-related pharmacokinetic changes are extensively documented, but understanding age-related pharmacodynamic alterations is relatively limited. This knowledge gap can be partly attributed to the complexity of developing appropriate measures of drug responses compared to bioanalytical methods for determining drug concentrations.Most information regarding age-related differences in human pharmacodynamics originates from cross-sectional studies. However, these studies assume that observed mean...
Cognitive Development During Adulthood
Cognitive development continues throughout adulthood, undergoing significant shifts across early, middle, and late stages. Individual transition occurs from adolescent idealism to pragmatic and adaptable thinking in early adulthood. During this period, individuals learn to integrate personal beliefs with the recognition that other perspectives are equally valid. Exposure to the complexities of modern society, diverse experiences, and higher education contribute to this adaptive thought process,...
Halo Effect
The halo effect is a cognitive bias in which an individual's overall impression influences judgments about their specific traits. This psychological phenomenon leads people to associate positive characteristics with those they perceive as generally good and negative characteristics with those they view as bad. This effect is particularly influential in social perception, professional evaluations, and decision-making processes.The Psychological Basis of the Halo EffectThe halo effect is rooted...


