Exercise Habits Improve Physical, Cognitive and Psychological Functions in the Elderly at Home

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  • MURATA Shin
    Faculty of Health Care Science, Himeji Dokkyo University Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nishikyushu University
  • OYAMA Michie
    Non-Profit Organization NPO Hukusiyogunet
  • OTAO Hiroshi
    Faculty of Health Care Science, Himeji Dokkyo University
  • MURATA Jun
    Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
  • KIMURA Yuko
    Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Fukuoka Prefecture University
  • TOYOTA Kenji
    Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Fukuoka Prefecture University
  • TSUDA Akira
    Department of Psychology, Kurume University

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Other Title
  • 在宅高齢者の運動習慣と身体・認知・心理機能との関連

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We surveyed the influence of exercise habits on physical, cognitive and psychological functions in 181 elderly inhabitants in the community, and evaluated their association. Physical, cognitive and psychological functions were compared by analysis of covariance with adjustment for gender and age between 81 subjects with and 100 without exercise habits. Physical functions (such as lower limb muscle strength and walking ability), cognitive functions (such as intellectual function and attentional function), and psychological functions (such as subjective well-being and the degree of satisfaction with life) were significantly better in the group with exercise habits than in the group without. These results suggest an association between regular exercise and health promotion in the elderly. In particular, regular exercise may improve physical functions such as lower limb muscle strength and walking ability and inhibit an age-associated decrease in attentive function, which is useful for the prevention of falling. Regular exercise, which may also have inhibitory effects on the development of dementia and increase the mental health state, is expected to be an effective measure for care prevention.

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  • CRID
    1390001205508917376
  • NII Article ID
    130004623064
  • DOI
    10.11331/jjbm.15.1
  • ISSN
    21880085
    13416790
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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