The Relationship between Locomotive Syndrome and Quality Of Life of Community-Dwelling Elderly People.

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to show that locomotive syndrome is associated with self-rated health or health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in community-dwelling elderly people. [Subjects] The participants were 122 elderly people (age, 69.9 ± 4.6 years [mean ± standard deviation]). [Method] Self-rated health and EuroQOL were estimated on the basis of the questionnaire. Subjects were categorized into either a locomotive syndrome group (n=73) or a non-locomotive syndrome group (n=49) on the basis of a locomotion check. Student's t test and the chisquared test were used to test for statistical differences between the 2 groups. [Result] The EuroQOL index score was significantly lower in the locomotive syndrome groups than in the non-locomotive syndrome groups. Furthermore, self-rated health, mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort were significantly lower in the locomotive syndrome group than in the non-locomotive syndrome group. [Conclusion] Our results show that locomotive syndrome is associated with self-rated health and HRQOL in community-dwelling elderly people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]