PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL AND PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY PEOPLE

• TANAKA Chiaki

  Obirin University Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

• YOSHIDA Hiroto

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

• AMANO Hidenori

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

• KUMAGAI Shu

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology University of Human Art & Sciences

• FUJIWARA Yoshinori

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

• TSUCHIYA Yumiko

  Health and Welfare Section of Kusatsu-machi, Gunma Prefecture

• SHINKAI Shoji

  Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 地域高齢者における身体活動量と身体，心理，社会的要因との関連
• チイキ コウレイシャ ニ オケル シンタイ カツドウリョウ ト シンタイ シンリ シャカイテキ ヨウイン ト ノ カンレン

Abstract

Purpose This study was conducted to examine the relationship between physical activity level (PAL) and physical, mental and social factors in community-dwelling elderly people.<br/>Methods The subjects comprised 428 residents aged 70 or over living in Kusatsu-machi, Gunma, who took part in an interview and tests of physical fitness as part of the “NIKKORI-KENKOSODANJIGYO”. Data for 330 out of the 428 residents were adopted for this study. The PAL was evaluated with a questionnaire developed by Naito et al. (2003). Subjects were interviewed on physical, mental and social functioning including the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (TMIG) Index of Competence and cognitive function (Mini Mental State Examination: MMSE). Physical fitness tests included assessment of handgrip strength, usual and maximal walking speed, and one-leg standing balance with eyes open.<br/>Results Correlations between PAL and the TMIG Index of Competence, physical (e.g. physical fitness), mental (e.g. depression) and social (e.g. roles at home) factors, and smoking status were significant by ANCOVA adjusted for age and sex. Analysis using a general linear model indicated that smoking status, usual walking speed, depression, roles at home, frequency of going outdoors and visual impairment all together explained 13.5% of the PAL variance.<br/>Conclusion The findings indicate that PAL in the community-dwelling elderly aged 70 years or over is associated with physical, mental and social factors.

Journal

• Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi(JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH)

  Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi(JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) 53 (9), 671-680, 2006

  Japanese Society of Public Health

Keywords

• community-dwelling elderly
• physical activity level
• questionnaire
• cross-sectional study

Details

• CRID: 1390282680482128896
• NII Article ID: 10018297758
• NII Book ID: AN00189323
• DOI: 10.11236/jph.53.9_671
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD28nltlOkuw%3D%3D
• ISSN: 21878986
• ISSN: 05461766
• NDL BIB ID: 8091997
• PubMed: 17087316
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I8091997
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007050492
• Text Lang: ja
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