Effectiveness of a far-infrared low-temperature sauna program on geriatric syndrome and frailty in community-dwelling older people
Sugie M, Harada K, Takahashi T, Nara M, Fujimoto H, Kyo S, Ito H
Geriatrics & gerontology international · 11 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2020-08-09 · Geriatr Gerontol Int · vol. 20 · issue 10 · pp. 892–898
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 16 citations · more than 71% of similar papers · 0.8× the field average
- References
- 23 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Frailty in Older Adults · Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Keywords
- Medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Depression (economics), Physical therapy, Urinary incontinence, Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatrics, Frailty syndrome, Rating scale, Anorexia, Gerontology, Cognition, Internal medicine, Psychiatry, Frailty Index, Surgery, Depressive symptoms
- MeSH
- humans, steam bath, activities of daily living, geriatric assessment, quality of life, aged, aged, 80 and over, frail elderly, japan, female, male, independent living, frailty
7 authors
From JP
- Masamitsu Sugie · correspondingTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology; Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
- Kazumasa HaradaTokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
- Tetsuya TakahashiJuntendo University; Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology; Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
- Marina NaraJapan Association for Development of Community Medicine; Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology; Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
- Hajime FujimotoTokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
- Shunei KyoTokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital
Abstract
Aim
Although it is known that geriatric syndrome is associated with the development of frailty, it is not known whether an amelioration of geriatric syndrome also improves shared risk factors and frailty.
Methods
In total, 67 community-dwelling older people (79.6 ± 6.5 years, 49 women) participated in this study (41 were classified as pre-frail and 26 as frail). We analyzed indices of physical frailty and cognitive depression, exercise tolerance and health-related quality of life as frailty related indices, and the participants completed a questionnaire regarding common geriatric symptoms (cold extremities, leg edema, breathlessness, urinary incontinence, chronic headache, chronic pain, a sense of numbness, anorexia, constipation, insomnia and skin trouble) using numeric ratings. Frailty was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study (J-CHS) criteria. The participants then underwent a far-infrared low-temperature sauna (FILTS) program twice a week for 3 months and the above parameters were reassessed.
Results
After the FILTS program, there were significant differences in usual walking speed, peak oxygen uptake, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, health-related quality of life and the severity of several geriatric symptoms. Of the 67 participants, 18 showed improvements in their J-CHS frailty score, 47 showed no change and two showed reductions. Linear regression analysis showed that the change in the numeric rating of the coldness of extremities (B = -0.105, P = 0.013) and the cumulative numeric rating for geriatric syndromes (B = 0.044, P < 0.001) were independent determinants of the change in the J-CHS score.
Conclusions
A 3-month FILTS program ameliorates geriatric syndrome, the severity of frailty and frailty related indices in older Japanese people. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 892-898.
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