Changes in sensory organization test scores with age
Changes in sensory organization test scores with age
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DOI：
10.1093/ageing/25.1.39
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发表时间：
1996-01-01
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影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Jenkins, HA
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作者：
Cohen, H;Heaton, LG;Jenkins, HA
本研究的目的是收集无症状的、可走动的、社区居住的成年人在平衡前庭功能的标准诊断测试中的规范性数据，并确定他们的反应是否与年轻人显著不同。受试者分为四个年龄组，18-44岁（年轻），45-69岁（中年），70-79岁（老年）和80-89岁（老年）。受试者在三级医疗机构的神经耳科诊断实验室就诊。他们的动态平衡在各种感官条件下使用EquiTest（NeuroCom）进行测试，这是一种标准的诊断测试。对来自一个子测试，感觉组织测试（SOT）的数据进行了评价。这些数据显示，与年龄相关的整体得分下降和运动策略的变化显着。这些结果表明，前庭系统中与平衡有关的部分在寿命结束时会出现与年龄相关的衰退，即使在无症状的人中也是如此，而且这些变化不会趋于平稳，而是会持续到90岁。因此，当评估老年人的平衡障碍时，应使用与年龄相适应的标准。这些结果还表明，实验室测试中运动表现的下降与老年人日常生活基本活动的独立性降低没有直接关系。
The goals of this study were to collect normative data on asymptomatic, ambulatory, community-dwelling adults on a standard diagnostic test of vestibular function in balance and to determine if their responses differ significantly from younger adults. Subjects were divided into four age groups, 18-44 years (young), 45-69 years (middle-aged), 70-79 (old), and 80-89 (elderly). Subjects were seen in the neurotologic diagnostic laboratory at a tertiary care facility. Their dynamic balance was tested under a variety of sensory conditions using the EquiTest (NeuroCom), a standard diagnostic test. The data from one subtest, the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) were evaluated. These data showed significant age-associated declines in overall score and changes in movement strategy. These results suggest that those parts of the vestibular system involved with balance have age-related declines through the end of the life span, even in asymptomatic people, and that these changes do not level off but continue into the ninth decade. Therefore, when elderly people are evaluated for balance disorders age-appropriate norms should be used. These results also suggest that declines in motor performance on laboratory tests are not directly related to reduced independence in essential activities of daily living in elderly people.