Habitual Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Japanese Adults
【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.28 Vol.28】
The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between habitual physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults. Subjects were 2008 free-living Japanese (927 men and 1081 women) aged 65-95 years. In 2003 and 2005, participants completed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese (PAQ-EJ) and the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). PAQ-EJ scores were grouped into quartiles. In general, HRQOL was poorer in the lower quartiles of PAQ-EJ scores. We suggested that from the viewpoint of HRQOL, elderly people should be encouraged to engage in low-and moderate-intensity habitual physical activity.
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.28/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.28/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE
| Researcher | Akitomo Yasunaga*1, Yukitoshi Aoyagi*2 |
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| University or institution | *1 Bunka Women’s University, *2 Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology |
Keywords
habitual physical activity, health-related quality of life, Physical Activity Questionnaire for Elderly Japanese(PAQ-EJ)