TY  - JOUR
TT  - The Relationships Among Isolated Muscle  Strengths And Ratio, Balance And Quality of Life  in The Elderly
AU  - Büyükturan, Öznur
AU  - Ekici, Gamze
AU  - Ün Yıldırım, Necmiye
PY  - 2015
DA  - May
JF  - Ergoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi
PB  - Hacettepe University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-8945
SP  - 87
EP  - 94
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
KW  - Yaşlı
KW  - Kas kuvveti
KW  - Denge
KW  - Düşmeler
KW  - Yaşam kalitesi
N2  - Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between of Musculus Quadriceps Femoris (MQF) and Hamstring (HST) muscle strengths and ratios, balance, falling number and quality of life of elderly people. Materials and Method: Socio-demographic information were recorded. Muscle strength was assessed by isokinetic dynamometer. Static-dynamic balance tests were performed. Both muscle strength and balance tests were applied three times in following three weeks. Falling numbers during the last one year were recorded, too. Quality of life was determined by World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old module. Results: Eighty five men and 87 women elderly whose mean ages 68.84±4.26 years were included study. Significant correlations were found between static-dynamic balance, falling numbers and MQF-HST muscle strengths at 60º/sec and at 180º/sec angular velocity (p<0.05). Also, MQF and HST Ratio (QHR) was determined correlations with static-dynamic balance and number of falls at 60º/sec (p<0.05). At 180º/sec angular velocity, it wasn’t found relationship between QHR and static balance (p=0.778), but correlation were found between QHR, dynamic balance and falling numbers (p<0.05). conclusion: This study has indicated important relationships between MQF-HST muscle strength, QHR, falling number and balance problems in geriatrics. We may say that QHR, balance status and falling numbers, are predictors of fall. So, it is advisable that to improve balance, reduce falling numbers as a result to increase quality of life level, isolated MQF and HST strengths and their ratio should be evaluated in elderly people
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ered/article/369687
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/388698
ER  -