Effects of exercise experience on life-span development among community-dwelling older people in Hokkaido: A Text Analysis Approach in Life Histories

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350895
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Hokusho University
• Principal Investigator: Kozakai Rumi 北翔大学, 生涯スポーツ学部, 教授 (20393168)
• Research Collaborator: UEDA TOMOYUKI 北翔大学, 生涯スポーツ学部, 准教授 (90433466) ; ODAJIMA MASAKO 北翔大学, 非常勤講師 ; NISHITA YUKIKO 国立研究開発法人国立長寿医療研究センター, NILS-LSA活用研究室, 研究員 (60393170) ; HIRANO TOMOE 名古屋短期大学, 保育科, 准教授 (60369527)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ライフヒストリー / ライフステージ / 運動経験 / 生涯発達 / 高齢者 / インタビュー調査 / 積雪寒冷地

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of the present study was to describe details of exercise experiences and to represent perspectives that have been obscured in the effects of exercise experience on life-span development by life histories. The participants were about 100 community-dwelling people aged 65 years and older in Hokkaido. They were interviewed about their life history and exercise experience. Qualitative analysis and text mining analysis was performed using the text data. We found the possibility that exercise experiences contribute to quality of life in old age even though the cumulative period of exercise was short. Exercise and playing activities in childhood may contribute to positive emotions, but the word “exercise” may be related with positive emotions through intermediate factors. The cohort data was also used for clarifying the findings from the stories. Support from housemates may have contributed differently to physical activity and functional ability by their relationships and genders.

Free Research Field

応用健康科学