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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a special program to elongate their healthy life expectancy: introducing elder people who live in isolated islands to an exercise program

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23700813
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Applied health science
Research InstitutionSt. Catherine University

Principal Investigator

MARUYAMA Yuji  聖 カタリナ大学, 人間健康福祉学部, 准教授 (70587930)

Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2012
Keywords高齢者
Research Abstract

This study was investigated to develop an exercise program for elder people, living in isolated islands and most of them are engaged in agriculture, to elongate their healthy life expectancy. Subjects were elder people in isolated islands and were assigned into two groups ;an exercise group and control group(control group 1). In addition to it, elder people who live in urban area were also assigned into control group (control group 2). Those three groups were compared in this study. Subjects in exercise group performed the exercise program for three months and their physical strength and habits in daily life were compared before and after the program by testing scores and questionnaires. As a result, scores of testing and answers in the questionnaires of exercise group were significantly improved than control groups. Therefore, it was suggested that the exercise program in this study was effective to elongate their healthy life expectancy for elder people who live in isolated iss

  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2013 2012

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 地域住民を対象とした大学主催の運動教室2013

    • Author(s)
      丸山裕司
    • Journal Title

      日本ウエルネス学会誌

      Volume: 第10号 Pages: 33-36

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 運動教室参加による離島在住高齢者の心身の変化について-地方都市在住高齢者と比較して-2012

    • Author(s)
      丸山裕司
    • Journal Title

      自立支援介護

      Volume: vol.5No.2 Pages: 118-124

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 3ヵ月間の運動教室に参加した女性高齢者の心身の変化-離島在住高齢者を対象として-2012

    • Author(s)
      丸山裕司
    • Organizer
      日本ウエルネス学会第9回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名桜大学総合研究所
    • Year and Date
      2012-09-23
  • [Presentation] 離島に在住する女性高齢者を対 象とした運動教室2012

    • Author(s)
      丸山裕司
    • Organizer
      日本体育学会第63回 大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学湘南
    • Year and Date
      2012-08-23
  • [Presentation] 超高齢離島における運動教室の こころみ2012

    • Author(s)
      丸山裕司
    • Organizer
      日本健康教育学会第21回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      首都大学東京南大沢キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2012-07-08

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Published: 2014-09-25  

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