Highlights
- •The prevalence of frailty among study participants was 61.7%.
- •Age, frailty, sex, muscle strength, circumference, and MMSE–J score were significantly correlated with TUG score.
- •Age, frailty, muscle strength, and MMSE–J score were independent predictors of TUG scores.
Abstract
Background
Older patients with heart failure (HF) have a higher prevalence of frailty and poorer
dynamic balance ability than other community-dwelling older adults. However, the association
of frailty and other clinical characteristics with dynamic balance ability in these
patients remains unclear.
Objectives
We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics associated with decreased dynamic
balance ability in older patients with HF.
Methods
This observational study included patients aged ≥65 years who could walk independently
and were admitted to our university hospitals to undergo a cardiac rehabilitation.
The timed up and go test (TUG) was used to evaluate dynamic balance ability. Pearson's
and Spearman's correlation analyses were performed to determine the relationships
between TUG scores and clinical characteristics. A multiple regression model based
on the forced entry method was used to determine independent predictors of TUG scores.
Results
Of the 183 participants in this study (94 women; mean age, 82.5 ± 8.1 years), 116
(61.7%) had frailty. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation analyses revealed that age,
frailty, sex, knee extensor muscle strength, maximum calf circumference, and Mini-Mental
State Examination–Japanese version (MMSE–J) score were significantly correlated with
TUG score (p < 0.001). Further, multiple regression analysis showed that age (p < 0.001), frailty (p = 0.041), knee extensor muscle strength (p = 0.002), and MMSE–J score (p = 0.048) were independent predictors of TUG scores.
Conclusion
Multiple factors, including age, frailty, knee extensor muscle weakness, and cognitive
function impairment are independently associated with decreased dynamic balance ability
in older patients with HF.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 10, 2022
Accepted:
November 29,
2022
Received in revised form:
November 23,
2022
Received:
July 16,
2022
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