RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSTURAL CONTROL AND HAND FUNCTION IN THE SUBJECTS AGED 65 YEARS AND OVER

Authors : Fatih SÖKE, Hayriye KUL KARAALİ, Duygu ILGIN, Ertuğrul YÜKSEL, Özlem ÖZCAN, Tuğba ARSLAN

Pages : 33-38

Doi:10.21653/tjpr.416625

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Publication Date : 2018-04-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 26.0px `Helvetica Neue`} Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between postural control and hand function in the elderly. Methods: One hundred-five elderly individuals that are 65 years old or over and living in a nursing home were included in the study. Postural control status insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Berg Balance Scale); and hand function insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(manual dexterity: Nine Hole Peg Test, hand grip strength: handheld dynamometer, pinch grip strength: pinchmeter); of elderly individuals were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 76.59±6.92 years, and there were 25 females insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23.8%); and 80 males insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76.2%);. There was a statistically significant correlation between postural control and manual dexterity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(dominant hand: r=0.857, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.794, p=0.001);. A statistically significant correlation between postural control and hand grip strength insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(dominant hand: r=0.430, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.423, p=0.001);, and a statistically significant relationship was found between postural control and pinch grip strength insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(dominant hand: r=0.390, p=0.001 and non-dominant hand: r=0.305, p=0.002);. Conclusion: Our study showed that there was a significant relationship between postural control and hand function. This suggests that postural control-enhancing exercise programs might be useful. Therefore, we thought that further study is needed to investigate the effects of postural control to protect and improve the hand function for the elderly enhancing exercise programs for the elderly on the hand function to clarify the issue.
Keywords : Aged, Hand Function, Postural Equilibrium