Health Promotion Division, Department of Health and Social Welfare, Niigata Prefectural Government, 4-1 Shinko-cho, Chuo-Ku, Niigata 950-8570, Japan.
Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Niigata University, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata 951-8514, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 28;18(21):11348. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111348.
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oral function training program and indicators of oral health status on improvements in physical performance induced by physical function training in dependent older adults. The participants were 131 potentially dependent older adults (age: ≥65 years) who were randomly divided into two groups: an oral intervention and a control group. All participants underwent physical function training, but only the intervention group took part in the oral function training program. In total, 106 participants completed all of the survey components (60 and 46 participants from the intervention and control groups, respectively). The measures of physical fitness examined included the one-leg standing time with eyes open (OLST) and the timed up and go test (TUG). Logistic regression analyses were carried out to determine the effects of the oral function intervention and health status on physical fitness. The results revealed that the oral function intervention significantly improved OLST and TUG times. These findings suggest that evaluations of oral health status and interventions aimed at activating oral functions are associated with improvements in physical fitness among potentially dependent older adults.
本研究旨在评估口腔功能训练计划和口腔健康状况指标对依赖老年人进行身体功能训练后身体表现改善的影响。参与者为 131 名潜在依赖老年人（年龄：≥65 岁），他们被随机分为两组：口腔干预组和对照组。所有参与者都接受了身体功能训练，但只有干预组参加了口腔功能训练计划。共有 106 名参与者完成了所有调查内容（分别来自干预组和对照组的 60 名和 46 名参与者）。身体适应性的评估指标包括睁眼单腿站立时间（OLST）和计时起立行走测试（TUG）。进行了逻辑回归分析，以确定口腔功能干预和健康状况对身体适应性的影响。结果表明，口腔功能干预显著改善了 OLST 和 TUG 时间。这些发现表明，口腔健康状况评估和旨在激活口腔功能的干预措施与潜在依赖老年人身体适应性的提高有关。
