Normativne vrednosti Y testa za oceno ravnotežja pri preiskovancih moškega in ženskega spola v različnih starostnih obdobjih : magistrsko delo

Kordiš, Ana (author), Rugelj, Darja (mentor), Vauhnik, Renata (co-mentor), Kovačič, Tine (reviewer)

Uvod: Y test ravnotežja je zanesljiv in veljaven test dinamičnega ravnotežja. V diagnostične namene služi kot presejalni test, v klinične namene pa kot ocenjevalni pripomoček za merjenje ravnotežja pri spremljanju napredka rehabilitacije ali vadbenega programa. Gre za modifikacijo testa dosega z nogo v osmih smereh (angl. Star Excursion Balance Test-SEBT), ki vsebuje le tri smeri dosega: anteriorno, posteromedialno in posterolateralno. Pri testu preiskovanec ohranja ravnotežje na stojni nogi, medtem ko z nestojno nogo sega v tri različne smeri, cilj pa je doseči najdaljšo možno razdaljo. Namen: Namen magistrskega dela je ugotoviti normativne vrednosti za različne starostne skupine preiskovancev (20–29 let, 30–39 let, 40–49 let, 50–59 let, 60–69 let in 70 let in več) pri Y testu ravnotežja pri moških in ženskah. Metode dela: V raziskavi je sodelovalo 144 zdravih prostovoljcev, 72 moških in 72 žensk. V vsaki starostni skupini je bilo 12 preiskovancev moškega in 12 ženskega spola. Razporejeni so bili v 6 starostnih skupin: 1. skupina (20–29 let), 2. skupina (30–39 let), 3. skupina (40–49 let), 4. skupina (50–59 let), 5 skupina (60–69 let) in 6. skupina (70 let in več). Vsak preiskovanec je na instrumentalni napravi izvedel Y test s tremi poskusnimi meritvami in tremi testnimi meritvami v vseh treh smereh. Podatke smo nato normalizirali in statistično obdelali s programom SPSS 27. Rezultati: Povprečen normalizirani doseg po posameznih starostnih skupinah je največji v starostni skupini 20–29 let. Doseg po posameznih starostnih skupinah upada od najnižje do najvišje starostne dekade. V starostni skupini 20–29 let obstajajo statistično pomembne razlike v vseh preučevanih meritvah, kjer moški dosegajo višje povprečne meritve kot ženske (p ? 0,05). Prav tako so statistično pomembne razlike v starostni skupini 30–39 let pri spremenljivkah desno anteriorno in levo anteriorno, pri čemer prav tako moški dosegajo višje povprečne rezultate kot ženske. Pri preostalih spremenljivkah in starostnih skupinah med moškimi in ženskami ni statistično pomembnih razlik (p > 0,05). Razprava in zaključek: Rezultati so pokazali, da se z nogo dosežena razdalja s starostjo zmanjšuje. Starejši so dosegli krajše razdalje v vseh smereh v primerjavi z mlajšimi preiskovanci. Dosežena razdalja je pri mlajših ženskah krajša v primerjavi z moškimi, s starostjo pa ni več statistično pomembnih razlik med spoloma.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: magistrska dela, fizioterapija, Y test ravnotežja, dinamično ravnotežje, starejši preiskovanci, normativne vrednosti, staranje
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [A. Kordiš]
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: 37 str., [17] str. pril.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-149367
• UDC: 615.8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 163668227
• Publication date in RUL: 07.09.2023

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Normative values of the Y balance test in male and female study participants of different ages : master thesis

Abstract

Introduction: The Y Balance Test is a reliable and valid test of dynamic balance. It serves as a screening test for diagnostic purposes and as an assessment tool for clinical purposes to measure balance when monitoring the progress of rehabilitation or exercise programs. The test is a modification of the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) with only three reach directions: anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral. In the test, the subject maintains balance on the standing leg while reaching in three directions with the non-standing leg to reach the longest possible distance. Purpose: This master’s thesis aims to establish normative values for various age groups (20–29 years, 30–39 years, 40–49 years, 50–59 years, 60–69 years, and 70 years and older) in the Y Balance Test in males and females. Methods: 144 healthy volunteers, out of which 72 were men and 72 women, participated in the study. In each age group, there were 12 male and 12 female individuals. They were divided into six age groups: group 1 (20–29 years), group 2 (30–39 years), group 3 (40–49 years), group 4 (50–59 years), group 5 (60–69 years) and group 6 (70 years and older). Each participant performed a Y Balance Test on the instrumental apparatus with three trial and three test measurements in all three directions. The data were then normalized and statistically processed using SPSS 27 program. Results: The average normalized reach by age group is the highest in the age group of 20–29 years. The reach by age group decreases from the youngest to the oldest age decade. In the age group of 20–29 years, there are statistically significant differences in all the studied measures, with males having higher mean measurements than females (p < 0.05). There are also statistically significant differences in the age group of 30–39 years for the right anterior and left anterior variables, with males again having higher mean measurements than females. For the other variables and age groups, there are no statistically significant differences between males and females (p > 0.05). Discussion and conclusion: The results have shown that the achieved distance with the leg decreases with age. The older participants, compared to the younger individuals, reached shorter distances in all the directions. The achieved distance is shorter in younger females in comparison with males, yet, with age, no statistically significant differences between sexes have been found.

• Keywords: master's theses, physiotherapy, Y Balance Test, dynamic balance, older participants, normative values, aging