Effects of the foot care for the function of standing/walking and the posture control in the elderly

本研究的目的是验证足部护理对老年人预防跌倒的效果，为其提供体位维持功能的护理治疗。SCIO评分中的甲真菌病情况有所改善，因为为健康老年人提供三个月和六个月的足部护理。提示足部护理不仅影响甲真菌病患者的站立姿势，也影响足底酪菌病患者的站立姿势。然而，干预后仅靠自我护理很难维持足部的状况。在设施老年人中，虽然甲真菌病的病情有所改善，但站立功能和姿势控制都没有改变。

The purpose of this study is to verify the effect to prevent of falls for the elderly which offer of the foot care as nursing treatment for the posture maintenance function. The onychomycosis condition in the SCIO scores has improved it as a result of offering the healthy elderly persons the foot care for three months and six months. These findings suggested that foot care affects the standing position of elderly persons with onychomycosis as well as that of those with tylositas in sole. However, it was difficult to maintain the condition of the foot only by self care after intervention. In the elderly persons in facility, neither the standing function nor the posture control have changed though the state of the onychomycosis was improved.