Health factors among elderly people in top-class healthy life expectancy

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15KT0097
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 特設分野
• Research Field: Neo-Gerontology
• Research Institution: University of Shizuoka,Shizuoka College
• Principal Investigator: Noguchi Yuki 静岡県立大学短期大学部, 短期大学部, 准教授 (30612618)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小坂 健 東北大学, 歯学研究科, 教授 (60300935) ; 吉田 直樹 静岡県立大学短期大学部, 短期大学部, 教授 (90270917)
• Research Collaborator: Nakai Yukie
• Project Period (FY): 2015-07-10 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 健康寿命 / 認知機能 / 転倒 / うつ / 歩行時間 / 近所づきあい

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Healthy life expectancy is important headline measures of the health status of the population.It showed a dramatic difference in healthy life expectancy by regions.The objective of this ｓｔuｄｙ is to examine the lifestyle and the social support on Health factors during the healthy life expectancy among elderly people.The subjects were 2,000 among elderly people living in top-class healthy life expectancy, Japan.The subjects completed the self-administered questionnaire consisting of their self-reported education, income, health status, smoking, drinking, lifestyle, health behaviors, social support.The result suggested that poor walking time and communication among neighbors could have some impact on the cognitive function decline, falling experience, depression state.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

健康格差が生じている地域コミュニティを対象とした本研究は、健康格差の縮小・社会環境改善の貴重な示唆を与える。今後、超高齢社会の進んだわが国では、高齢化率の高いコミュニティが全国各地域に点在することが予想されるため、地域コミュニティを単位とした健康支援は早急に必要である。健康寿命延伸の観点からも本研究の意義は非常に大きいと考えられる。