Comparison of cognitive function and ADL by living style of super elderly people

Abstract

A health and longevity survey were conducted for 26 super-elderly people living in Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, with the aim of examining the characteristics of cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADL) due to differences in living patterns. The results of the cognitive function / ADL survey were examined using the Mann-Whitney U test. There was no significant difference in cognitive function between the home group and the institutional group. N-ADL scores were significantly higher in the home group (p <0.01). In the sub-items of N-ADL, the home group was significantly higher in "walking / sitting" (p <0.05) and "living area" (p <0.01). In BI, the rate of "stair climbing" was significantly higher in the home group (p <0.05). It was suggested that basic movements and mobility were maintained as characteristics of the super-elderly people in the home group.