2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developing water-based exercise for preventing long-term care among the frail elderly with lower-limb pain
| Project/Area Number |
21500638
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
MURAOKA Isao 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (80112712)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAKAMURA Yoshio 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (00198251)
OKA Koichiro 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 教授 (00318817)
SHIBATA Ai 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 次席研究員・研究員助教 (30454119)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 介護予防運動 |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study examined the short-and long-term effect of water-based exercise program on functional fitness, health-related QOL among frail elderly women with lower-limb pain. Elderly women aged 65 years or older with confirmed knee and/or low back pain participated in a 12-week water-based exercise program. The findings indicate that the water-based exercise program can not only improve functional mobility and lower muscular strength, but also enhance general health perception and reduce bodily pain perception on health-related QOL among elderly women with lower-limb pain.
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