2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on practical urban and transport policies designed to improve the health of elderly citizens
| Project/Area Number |
21K04548
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 25010:Social systems engineering-related
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 健康増進 / 高齢者 / 都市・交通施策 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The analysis using the travel behavior data of the elderly and transportation IC card data revealed that there is a statistically significant difference in the amount of walking outside depending on whether or not the elderly use the public transportation fare discount system implemented in Toyama City, a statistically significant difference in medical costs depending on the amount of walking, and a statistically significant difference in medical costs several years later for the elderly who are not continuously registered in the public transportation fare discount system compared to the elderly who are. The results also showed that the elderly who were not continuously registered in the public transportation discount system had statistically significantly higher medical costs several years later.
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| Free Research Field |
都市計画・交通計画
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
高齢者を対象とした公共交通運賃割引制度の利用の有無により，外出時の歩行量に統計的に有意な差があること，歩行量の多寡により，その後の医療費に統計的に有意な差があること，公共交通運賃割引制度に継続して登録していない高齢者は，継続して登録している高齢者と比較して，数年後の医療費が統計的に有意に高くなることなどを明らかにしたことは，健康増進に資する都市社会システムの創出に資するものであり．現在の社会において非常に大きな意義があるといえる．
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