Physical, social, and dietary behavioral changes during the COVID-19 crisis and their effects on functional capacity in older adults

Abe, Takumi; Nofuji, Yu; Seino, Satoshi; Hata, Toshiki; Narita, Miki; Yokoyama, Yuri; Amano, Hidenori; Kitamura, Akihiko; Shinkai, Shoji; Fujiwara, Yoshinori

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2022.104708

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“…In the COVID‐19 pandemic situation, decreased muscle mass and weakness or a decline in physical function were observed in elderly with underlying illnesses or in a state of economic poverty. These findings were also reported to be associated with social detachment 19–21 . Sarcopenia has been reported to be associated with the risk of injury by falling 22 .…”

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“…These findings were also reported to be associated with social detachment. 19 , 20 , 21 Sarcopenia has been reported to be associated with the risk of injury by falling. 22 The increase in the incidence of “fall to the ground” or “fall down” and in major spinal injury as shown in this study could be associated with sarcopenia caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan.…”

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“…T HE OUTBREAK OF coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) has placed an excessive burden on medical services. The Japanese government declared a state of emergency for the first time on April 7, 2020, and requested that people refrain from unnecessarily going out and that they avoid unnecessary person-to-person contact.…”

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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on epidemiology, treatment, and outcome of major trauma in Japan in 2020: a retrospective observational nationwide registry‐based study

Ojima

Ishida

Katayama

et al. 2023

Acute Medicine & Surgery

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Aim The nationwide impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic on major trauma in Japan is unknown. The nationwide registry‐based data of the Japanese Trauma Data Bank were analyzed to elucidate the impact of COVID‐19 on the epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes of major trauma patients. Methods Among patients transported directly from the injury site by ambulance with an Injury Severity Score of ≥16, we compared patients managed from April to December in 2019 to those managed from April to December in 2020. Results In total, 9792 patients were included in this study (2019, n = 5194; 2020, n = 4598). There were no significant differences in age or sex, but there were significant differences between 2019 and 2020 in the rates of “self‐injury (suicide)”, “motor vehicle accident”, “fall from height”, “fall down”, and “fall to the ground”, which are factors associated with patient age. Injury severity in 2019 and 2020 did not differ to a statistically significant extent, but the rate of major spinal injury increased. The time of prehospital care significantly increased in 2020 compared to 2019. There was no noticeable change in hospital treatment or in‐hospital mortality between 2019 and 2020. Conclusion This study suggests that the COVID‐19 pandemic might have altered the injuries of major trauma; however, medical services for major trauma were well supplied in Japan in 2020.

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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on epidemiology, treatment, and outcome of major trauma in Japan in 2020: a retrospective observational nationwide registry‐based study

Ojima

Ishida

Katayama

et al. 2023

Acute Medicine & Surgery

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“…The Kusatsu Study was conducted in Kusatsu town in Gunma Prefecture, a rural area, and the Otassha Studies were conducted in Itabashi City, Tokyo, an urban area, among community‐dwelling older adults. The study designs of the Kusatsu Study and two Otassha Studies have been reported earlier 19–23 . Across all three studies, participants were informed of the date and venue of the comprehensive health examination, by mail, in advance; a comprehensive health examination was conducted for those who appeared on the allotted date.…”

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“…The study designs of the Kusatsu Study and two Otassha Studies have been reported earlier. 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 Across all three studies, participants were informed of the date and venue of the comprehensive health examination, by mail, in advance; a comprehensive health examination was conducted for those who appeared on the allotted date. The purpose and content of this activity were explained to all participants orally and in writing, and their written consent was obtained.…”

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Association between sarcopenia and oral functions in community‐dwelling older adults: A cross‐sectional study

Kugimiya

Iwasaki

Ohara

et al. 2022

J cachexia sarcopenia muscle

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Background Few studies have examined the state of oral function in older adults with sarcopenia. We assessed the oral functions of community‐dwelling older adults with sarcopenia from multiple perspectives to clarify their potentially low oral function. Methods A total of 1517 (86.2%; 990 women, 527 men; mean age 76.1 ± 7.6 years) participants were included in this study. Grip strength, gait speed and skeletal muscle mass index were assessed, and sarcopenia was evaluated according to the criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. The degree of tongue coating, oral moisture, occlusal force, tongue–lip motor function, tongue pressure, masticatory function and swallowing function were assessed. The criteria for oral hypofunction (a disease that is a combination of multiple low oral functions) were used to assess oral function. Statistical analyses were performed using Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, unpaired t‐test, Mann–Whitney U test, χ2 test, and univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses, with each oral function as the dependent variable and sarcopenia as one of the independent variables. The significance level was set at P < 0.05. Results The prevalence rates of sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia were 14.2% and 3.8%, respectively. The prevalence of oral hypofunction was 39.9%. Compared with the robust group, the sarcopenia and severe sarcopenia groups tended to have a higher frequency of the following components (all P < 0.01): low occlusal force, low tongue–lip motor function, low tongue pressure, low masticatory function, low swallowing function and oral hypofunction. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that sarcopenia was associated with low occlusal force, low tongue–lip motor function, low tongue pressure, low masticatory function, low swallowing function and oral hypofunction. The odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of sarcopenia for each oral function were 2.62 [2.00, 3.43], 2.21 [1.69, 2.89], 3.66 [2.79, 4.81], 3.23 [2.46, 4.25], 1.66 [1.26, 2.20] and 3.59 [2.72, 4.72], respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that sarcopenia was associated with low occlusal force (1.63 [1.10, 2.40]), low tongue pressure (2.28 [1.65, 3.15]), low masticatory function, (1.94 [1.27, 2.97]), low swallowing function (1.64 [1.17, 2.28]) and oral hypofunction (2.17 [1.52, 3.09]). Conclusions This study demonstrated that multiple aspects of oral function were low among community‐dwelling older adults with sarcopenia. The potential decline in oral functions in older adults with sarcopenia may have been overlooked until now. This study indicates the need for dental perspectives in intervening with older adults with sarcopenia and the need to encourage them to see dental professionals.

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Age differences in experiencing negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis

Chen,

Cong

2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Physical, social, and dietary behavioral changes during the COVID-19 crisis and their effects on functional capacity in older adults

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on epidemiology, treatment, and outcome of major trauma in Japan in 2020: a retrospective observational nationwide registry‐based study

Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on epidemiology, treatment, and outcome of major trauma in Japan in 2020: a retrospective observational nationwide registry‐based study

Association between sarcopenia and oral functions in community‐dwelling older adults: A cross‐sectional study

Age differences in experiencing negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent class analysis

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