Relationship between kyphosis index toward balance level in elderly adult

Abstract

Abstract The balance control and ability to integrate balance into a movement that occurs continuously in static balance and dynamic is the postural control result. The elderly adult who have experienced a change in posture will very difficult to control the balance because centre of gravity (COG) is always changing. The study aim to determine relationship between kyphosis index toward balance level in the elderly adults. The study design was cross-sectional study which conducted on 27th March until 3rd April 2017. The study population was all population of Tresna Werdha Gau Mabaji Gowa Nursing Home. The sample were 40 elderly adults by using purposive sampling technique that met the inclusion criteria included elderly adult aged between 60 years old and 99 years old, cooperative in this study and willing to be respondents. The result showed there was significant relationship between kyphosis index and static balance with open eyes in the elderly adult, p=0.009<0.05. The Fisher’s test showed there was significant relationship between kyphosis index and static balance with closed eyes in the elderly adult, p=0.004< 0.05. In additions, there was insignificant relationship between kyphosis index and dynamic balance in the elderly adult.

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