University “Health Café” for the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Effect of Continuous Health Interventions on Motivation and Consciousness of Life

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  • 大学主催の「健康カフェ」による継続的な健康介入が地域高齢者の意欲と生活意識に及ぼす影響

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A health intervention called a “health café” was held by the university to provide lectures and support for elderly residents in the nearby community. We clarified its effect and verified the possibility of the university becoming a place to support the community of elderly people living in the area. Seven “health cafés” were held from July 2017 to March 2018, and they included activities such as cooking and exercise classes. A questionnaire survey on dietary habits, health consciousness, and body composition of 35 community-dwelling elderly (average age, 70 years; average BMI, 22.6) was conducted in the first and sixth sessions. Participants also regularly measured the amounts of activities for six months and their lifestyle changes were analyzed. Their eating habits were good, their health consciousness was higher than the average obtained from the Japanese national survey, and they actively participated in the health cafés. After six months, the participantsʼ motivation and consciousness of dietary habits and exercise increased, suggesting that the university has a role to play in supporting the elderly in the community. Further, similar programs and the accumulation of such motivated and energetic elderly data could contribute to the realization of a healthy society for the prevention of daily dysfunction.

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