The effect of exercise for the pain syndrome and physical fitness in community-dwelling older old people

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500861
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Shimada Mieko 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (70413036)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NISHIMUTA Mamoru 東洋大学, 食環境科学部, 教授 (50112850) ; YOSHITAKE Yutaka 鹿屋体育大学, 大学院, 教授 (00136334) ; MIYAMOTO Kayoko 聖徳大学, 人間栄養学部, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 後期高齢者 / 運動支援 / 痛み

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise for the pain syndrome and physical fitness in community-dwelling older old people and elderly residents of a nursing care home. After five years exercise training, the walking steps per day, walking speed, knee extensor strength significantly increased, but the hand -grip strength significantly decreased in community-dwelling older old people. The rate of hand-grip strength of nursing care home-dwelling people was 65% in community-dwelling people. The coefficients variance of hand grip strength was great in nursing care home-dwelling people. Each evaluation item (Visual Analogue scale for pain and questionnaire) did not show a statistically significant effect. On the other hand, in the persons who appeal for a severe pain ADL score showed higher level after five years exercise training. It is suggested that exercise is need for extending "Healthy Life Expectancy".

Free Research Field

健康科学