Omote Shizuko, Watanabe Arisu, Hiramatsu Tomoko, Saito Emiko, Yokogawa Masami, Okamoto Rie, Sakakibara Chiaki, Ichimori Akie, Kyota Kaoru, Tsukasaki Keiko
Faculty of Health Science, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0942, Japan.
Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0942, Japan.
BMC Res Notes. 2017 Nov 9;10(1):586. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2898-9.
We aimed to evaluate a foot-care awareness program designed to improve foot morphology, physical functioning, and fall prevention among the community-dwelling elderly. Eleven independent community-dwelling elderly women (aged 61-83 years) were provided with foot-care advice and shown effective foot-care techniques to perform regularly for 6 months, and compared with a control group of 10 elderly women who did not receive any intervention. Measurements of foot form, functional capacity, subjective foot movement, and physical function were taken at baseline and 6-month follow-up.
At follow-up, improvements were seen in the intervention group in foot morphology, subjective foot movement, foot pressure, and balance. In the intervention group, 90% of women had maintained or improved foot form and none of them had fallen during the post-intervention period, compared to the control group where 30% improved foot form (p = 0.0075) and four (40%) of them had fallen. Therefore, a foot-care program may have the potential to prevent falls and improve mobility among the elderly. Trial Registration UMIN-CTR No. UMIN000029632. Date of Registration: October 19, 2017.
我们旨在评估一项足部护理意识计划，该计划旨在改善社区居住老年人的足部形态、身体功能和预防跌倒。为11名独立居住在社区的老年女性（年龄在61 - 83岁之间）提供足部护理建议，并向她们展示有效的足部护理技巧，让她们定期进行6个月，同时与10名未接受任何干预的老年女性对照组进行比较。在基线和6个月随访时对足部形态、功能能力、主观足部活动和身体功能进行测量。
在随访时，干预组在足部形态、主观足部活动、足部压力和平衡方面有改善。在干预组中，90%的女性保持或改善了足部形态，且在干预后期间无人跌倒，而对照组中30%的女性足部形态得到改善（p = 0.0075），其中4人（40%）跌倒。因此，足部护理计划可能有预防老年人跌倒和改善其活动能力的潜力。试验注册：UMIN - CTR编号UMIN000029632。注册日期：2017年10月19日。
