2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Prospective study of physical activity and quality of life in Japanese patients undergoing hip arthroplasty and knee arthroplasty
| Project/Area Number |
21592897
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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 |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Saga University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJITA Kimie 佐賀大学, 医学部, 教授 (80315209)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAKIMOTO Kiyoko 大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 教授 (80262559)
AKAGI Kyoko 佐賀大学, 医学部, 助教 (20423981)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 人工股関節 / 人工膝関節 / QOL |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between health related QoL and physical activity levels among patients undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty(THA) in Japan. Participants undergoing primary THA. Questionnaires(the Oxford hip score, the SF-8 and EQ5D) were self-administered preoperatively, and after THA. Physical activities were measured by a small pedometer with a uni-axial accelerometer for ten days, to determine the number of steps(steps/ day) as well as the time spent in physical activity(minutes/ day). Improvements in physical activity levels were correlated with health-related QoL scores in Japanese THA patients, suggesting that physical activity levels play an important role in QoL in these patients
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