Mobility and Balance and Their Correlation with Physiological Factors in Elderly with Different Foot Postures
Joint Authors
Justine, Maria
Mohd Said, Aisyah
Bukry, Saiful Adli
Manaf, Haidzir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study determines (1) the correlation between mobility and balance performances with physiological factors and (2) the relationship between foot postures with anthropometric characteristics and lower limb characteristics among elderly with neutral, pronated, and supinated foot.
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in community-dwelling elderly (age: 69.86 ± 5.62 years).
Participants were grouped into neutral ( n = 16 ), pronated ( n = 14 ), and supinated ( n = 14 ) foot based on the foot posture index classification.
Anthropometric data (height, weight, and BMI), lower limb strength (5-STS) and endurance (30 s chair rise test), mobility (TUG), and balance (FSST) were determined.
Data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
Body weight was negatively and moderately correlated ( r s = - 0.552 , P < 0.05 ) with mobility in supinated foot; moderate-to-high positive linear rank correlation was found between lower limb strength and mobility ( r s = 0.551 to 0.804, P < 0.05 ) for pronated and neutral foot.
Lower limb endurance was negatively and linearly correlated with mobility in pronated ( r s = - 0.699 ) and neutral ( r s = - 0.573 ) foot.
No correlation was observed in balance performance with physiological factors in any of the foot postures.
We can conclude that muscle function may be the most important feature to make movement possible in older persons regardless of the type of foot postures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mohd Said, Aisyah& Manaf, Haidzir& Bukry, Saiful Adli& Justine, Maria. 2015. Mobility and Balance and Their Correlation with Physiological Factors in Elderly with Different Foot Postures. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055271
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mohd Said, Aisyah…[et al.]. Mobility and Balance and Their Correlation with Physiological Factors in Elderly with Different Foot Postures. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055271
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mohd Said, Aisyah& Manaf, Haidzir& Bukry, Saiful Adli& Justine, Maria. Mobility and Balance and Their Correlation with Physiological Factors in Elderly with Different Foot Postures. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055271
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055271