Effects of Depression on Walking Speed and Balance in Older Adults
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Depression, Walking speed, Balance, Older adultsAbstract
This research aim to study the effects of depression on walking speed and balance in older adults and to study correlation between depressions with walking speed and balance. 72 participants aged between 60-80 years were divided into two group; 36 older adults with depression and 36 older adults without depression. All participants were received 10 meter walk test, which determines walking speed and 8 feet up and go test, which determines balance. The result showed that older adults with depression had walking speed (10 MWT) and balance (8 feet up and go test) as 1.00±0.23 (m/s) and 9.96±4.22 (sec) respectively. And older adults without depression had walking speed and balance as 1.30±0.20 (m/s) and 6.71±1.16 (sec) respectively. Which walking speed and balance showed significantly lower walking speed and balance than older adults without depression (p<0.05). In additions, the research had studied correlation between depressions with walking speed and balance, showed that there was a moderate correlation (r=0.589 and r=0.527 between walking speed and balance with depression (p<0.05).This study showed that depression was factor that effects to walking and balance in older adults, which very important to perform daily activity in older adults. Especially, the activity that involve functional movement. Therefore, the providing care for the elderly with depression, we should be focus the problem of both physical and mental health.
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