2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comprehensive guideline of a primary care physical activity program in older adults
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19200047
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
TANAKA Kiyoji University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 教授 (50163514)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKUNO Junko 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 講師 (50360342)
SHIGEMATSU Ryosuke 三重大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (60323284)
OKURA Tomohiro 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 講師 (60396611)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SUZUKI Takao 国立長寿医療研究センター研究所, 所長 (30154545)
KIM Hunkyung 東京都健康長寿医療センター, 副部長 (20282345)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 団塊世代 / 元気高齢者 / 特定高齢者 / 軽度要介護者 / 身体機能 / 生活機能 / 評価指標 / 介護予防プログラム |
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| Research Abstract |
In the development of comprehensive guidelines for primary care physical activity programs among older Japanese adults, the following issues were considered to be important : 1) Physical fitness should be evaluated by assessing lower and upper limb strength, static balance, physical mobility, and activities of daily living ; 2) Physical activity programs for different physical fitness levels should be made available for large groups, small groups, individuals, and home-based settings ; and 3) Municipal support such as training of lay leaders (community volunteers) is effective in promoting good health and reinforcing the human relationships among volunteers and participants. We emphasize the need for practical research to further examine effective physical activity programs for the purpose of comprehensive primary care.
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