Relationship between the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale and physical function in the elderly people

Inanaga, Saki; Hasegawa, Masaichi; Kosuge, Mizuho; Ichimura, Shoichi; Morii, Takeshi; Hosogane, Naobumi

doi:10.1007/s00774-023-01427-w

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“…The final score of the questionnaire is between 0 and 100, and the cut-off point for the diagnosis of locomotive problems in the elderly is 16. So, people acquiring a score of 16 or higher are considered to suffer from locomotive syndrome [ [3] , [4] , [5] ].…”

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Investigating the validity and reliability of the GLFS-25 questionnaire by factor analysis in the elderly hospitalized at the intensive and cardiac care units

Taghinejad¹,

Mohammadyari²,

Tabesh³

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Investigating the validity and reliability of the GLFS-25 questionnaire by factor analysis in the elderly hospitalized at the intensive and cardiac care units

Taghinejad¹,

Mohammadyari²,

Tabesh³

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Association of the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale with all-cause mortality in older adults: The Nagahama study

Tabara,

Ikezoe,

Setoh

et al. 2025

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Association between frailty and locomotive syndrome in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective longitudinal analysis

Nagai,

Kawabata,

Michikawa

et al. 2023

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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AimsWith the aging society worldwide, lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has become common, and its incidence has been increasing worldwide. Frailty and locomotive syndrome significantly overlap as disorders in older people. The current study aimed to validate the association between frailty and locomotive syndrome in patients with LSS. In particular, the involvement of frailty in locomotive syndrome following surgery was examined.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the time‐course data of consecutive patients aged ≥65 years who underwent lumbar spinal surgery for LSS. The locomotive syndrome stages were determined using the 25‐Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale: stage 0, score ≤6; stage 1, score ≥7; stage 2, score ≥16; and Stage 3, score ≥24. Robust, pre‐frailty, and frailty were defined as a modified frailty index‐11 score of 0, <0.21, and >0.21, respectively.ResultsThis study included 234 patients. All patients except one were diagnosed with locomotive syndrome preoperatively. Approximately 24.8% of participants were diagnosed with frailty. LSS surgery improved locomotive syndrome regardless of frailty severity. Meanwhile, multivariable analysis indicated that frailty could significantly inhibit improvement in locomotive syndrome after surgery in old patients with LSS (estimated relative risk: 0.6; 95% confidence interval: 0.4–0.9).ConclusionsThis study first assessed the association between locomotive syndrome and frailty in patients with LSS. Locomotive syndrome could be managed effectively with surgery regardless of frailty severity in old patients with LSS. However, our findings emphasize the need to screen for frailty preoperatively in this patient group. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 116–122.

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Relationship between the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale and physical function in the elderly people

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Investigating the validity and reliability of the GLFS-25 questionnaire by factor analysis in the elderly hospitalized at the intensive and cardiac care units

Investigating the validity and reliability of the GLFS-25 questionnaire by factor analysis in the elderly hospitalized at the intensive and cardiac care units

Association of the 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale with all-cause mortality in older adults: The Nagahama study

Association between frailty and locomotive syndrome in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: A retrospective longitudinal analysis

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