%0 Journal Article
%T Determination of a Cut-Off Point of a Scale for Achievement Motive in Geriatrics That Predicts the Frequency of Undertaking Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Community-Dwelling Elderly People
%A Nobuyuki Sano
%A Hisato Nakazono
%J Advances in Aging Research
%P 107-118
%@ 2169-0502
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/aar.2019.86008
%X <b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Background</span></b></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Among elderly people, rehabilitation is important
for reducing the risk of falls and hospitalization and to maintain an
independent life for longer. Motivation is a factor for elderly people to lead
an active daily life and leave home more frequently. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Purpose</span></b></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The purposes of this study were to determine the
optimal cut-off point in the Scale for Achievement Motive in Geriatrics (SAMG)
that could identify individuals as inactive or active, based on the Frenchay
Activities Index (FAI), and to compare characteristics between active and inactive
groups classified by the cut-off point. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods</span></b></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A cross-sectional study of 285 community-dwelling
elderly people measured SAMG and FAI and physical function. Receiver operating
characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to calculate the area under the curve
(AUC) </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">that </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">was the optimal cut-off point for the SAMG total score, with the
associated sensitivity and 1-specificity when compared with the FAI results.
Demographic parameters and physical function were compared between two groups
defined by cut-off point. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></b></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The AUC was 0.78, the optimal cut-off for SAMG
total score for
%K Achievement Motive
%K Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
%K Cut-Off Point
%K Preventive Care
%K Community-Dwelling Elderly People
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=95713