거주 지역 특성에 따른 여성노인의 신체수행능력과 직립자세정렬에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the physical performance (SPPB) and standing posture alignment in urban and rural elderly women by regional characteristics. The body composition, balance ability of elderly, simple physical performance, walking speed, chair standing and each posture of standing posture were measured and investigated for urban elderly women (UWG, 76.98±4.5,1 n=90) and rural elderly women (RWG , 76.54±7.12, n=80). The results are as follows. First, the physical performance of rural elderly women such as standing balance, gait speed and total SPPB, was lower than that of urban elderly women’s except the repeated chair stands of SPPB (short physical performance battery ). There was a significant difference among the navel position, the L-patella center in the frontal posture, the cervical position and between PSIS levels in lateral posture of the posture alignment. In lateral posture, there was a significant difference among R-acromial position, R-knee position, L-head angle and R-lower position. Second, the SBBP of urban elderly women was negatively correlated with head level, pelvic level, and cervical position. The SPPB of rural elderly women was negatively correlated with head level, pelvic level, RL-patella center, RL-earhole position, RL-pelvic angle, and RL-knee position. Third, the relative influence of each posture alignment on the physical performance was examined. As a result, the SPPB affected the head level for the urban elderly women, the L-earhole position and head level and R-patella center for the rural elderly women. As described above, according to the characteristics of the residence area, the body performance ability and the characteristics of posture alignment for elderly women are different. And there is a difference in the posture position on the body performance ability. In this respect, physical performance and posture-related health interventions are needed to be considered.