Development of intervention strategy for reducing sedentary time in older population

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01534
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Bunka Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: Akitomo Yasunaga 文化学園大学, 現代文化学部, 准教授 (30289649)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡 浩一朗 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (00318817)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 座位行動 / 身体活動 / 身体機能 / メンタルヘルス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to clarify sedentary time assessed using an accelerometer, to examine the associations of objectively-assessed sedentary time with demographic factors and various health outcomes, and to develop an intervention strategy for reducing sedentary time in older population. Our findings indicated that decreasing sedentary time and increasing daily habitual physical activity contribute to improvements in physical function and mental health.　An intervention strategy to give the knowledge related to sedentary behavior was effective to reduce sedentary time of older people.

Free Research Field

応用健康科学