Preventing visual impairments of the community-dwelling older adults

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21390193
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hygiene
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: TAKEBAYASHI Toru 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 教授 (30265780)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NISHIWAKI Yuji 東邦大学, 医学部, 教授 (40237764)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ISHIDA Susumu 北海道大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (10245558) ; ASAKURA Keiko 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 助教 (40306709)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 環境疫学

Research Abstract

We examined the association of vision impairments(as measured by objective methods) with the composite outcome of dependence in ADL and death, and whether this association differed by gender. In both genders, vision impairment was related to an elevated risk of the outocme(multi-adjusted RR for men & women=1. 60, 95% CI=1. 05-2. 44), with no significant differences between the genders.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Are you conscious of any age-related taste impairment? Prevalence of and factors associated with taste impairment in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Michikawa T, Nishiwaki Y, Takebayashi T
  • Journal Title: J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 59(5) Pages: 951-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 地域在住高齢者における感覚器障害と2年後の認知機能低下の関連:倉渕高齢者コホート (2012)
  • Author(s): 原田成, 道川武紘, 山田睦子, 朝倉敬子, 西脇祐司, 武林亨
  • Organizer: 第22回日本疫学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2012-01-27
• [Presentation] デヒドロエピアンドロステロン硫酸と抑うつとの関連:倉渕高齢者コーホート (2011)
  • Author(s): 道川武紘, 西脇祐司, 岩澤聡子, 中野真規子, 山田睦子, 朝倉敬子, 吉岡範幸, 桑原絵里加, 武林亨
  • Organizer: 第70回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 秋田
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-19
• [Presentation] 地域高齢者における抑うつ状態と2年後の認知機能低下の関連倉渕高齢者コホート (2011)
  • Author(s): 原田成, 道川武紘, 山田睦子, 朝倉敬子, 西脇祐司, 武林亨
  • Organizer: 第70回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 秋田
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-19
• [Presentation] Clock drawing testと長谷川式認知スケールによる地域在住高齢者の認知機能低下の評価 (2010)
  • Author(s): 山田睦子, 西脇祐司, 道川武紘, 堤麻衣子, 武林亨
  • Organizer: 第69回日本公衆衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-28
• [Presentation] Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfateと3年後のADL低下-倉渕高齢者コホート研究- (2010)
  • Author(s): 道川武紘, 西脇祐司, 岩澤聡子, 中野真規子, 坪井樹, 朝倉敬子, 山田睦子, 武林亨
  • Organizer: 第80回日本衛生学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-11
• [Presentation] Gender Difference in the Associations between Vision & Hearing Impairments and Adverse Health Outcomes(AHOs) in Japanese Older Adults (2009)
  • Author(s): Michikawa T, Nishiwaki Y, Kikuchi Y, Nakano M, Iwasawa S, Asakura K, Milojevic A, Mizutari K, Saito H, Ishida S, Okamura T, Takebayashi T
  • Organizer: 2nd EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE
  • Place of Presentation: Lodz, Poland
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-25