scholarly journals Breakfast Protein Quality and Muscle Strength in Japanese Older Adults: A Community-Based Longitudinal Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Kinoshita ◽  
Rei Otsuka ◽  
Yukiko Nishita ◽  
Chikako Tange ◽  
Makiko Tomida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Japanese Older Adults

scholarly journals Long-term participation in community group exercise improves lower extremity muscle strength and delays age-related declines in walking speed and physical function in older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chisato Hayashi ◽  
Soshiro Ogata ◽  
Tadashi Okano ◽  
Hiromitsu Toyoda ◽  
Sonoe Mashino
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Group Exercise ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Lower Extremity Muscle

Abstract Background The effects of group exercise on the physical function of community-dwelling older adults remain unclear. The changes in lower extremity muscle strength, timed up and go (TUG) time, and the motor fitness scale (MFS), over time, among older adults who expressed a willingness to participate in community-based physical exercise groups, were determined using multilevel modelling. Methods We analyzed data of 2407 older adults between April 2010 and December 2019 from the registry of physical tests of community-based physical exercise groups. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the effect of physical exercise on lower extremity muscle strength, TUG time, and MFS scores. The durations of the exercises were evaluated by frequency of physical test’s participate. Results A deterioration in lower extremity muscle strength was found in the short-term participant group only. However, in the mid-term and long-term participation groups, lower extremity muscle strength showed a trend of improvement. The TUG time and the MFS score were negatively correlated with increasing age in both groups divided by the duration of participation. However, there was a slower rate of deterioration in the long-term participation group. Discussion Lower extremity muscle strength, TUG time, and MFS scores decline with increasing age and there were differences in the slope of deterioration that depended on the duration of participation in community-based group exercise. Conclusion Participation in group exercise improved lower extremity muscle strength, TUG time, and MFS scores of older adults living in a community. The positive effects of group exercise were dependent on long-term participation.

scholarly journals Promoting Stair Climbing as an Exercise Routine among Healthy Older Adults Attending a Community-Based Physical Activity Program

Sports ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuko Hongu ◽  
Mieko Shimada ◽  
Rieko Miyake ◽  
Yusuke Nakajima ◽  
Ichirou Nakajima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Stair Climbing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Healthy Older Adults ◽  
Exercise Routine ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Leg Muscle

Stair climbing provides a feasible opportunity for increasing physical activity (PA) in daily living. The purpose of this study was to examine the daily walking and stair-climbing steps among healthy older adults (age: 74.0 ± 4.9 years; Body Mass Index (BMI): 22.3 ± 2.5 kg/m2). Participants (34 females and 15 males) attended a weekly 6-month community-based PA program. During the entire program period, daily walking and stair-climbing steps were recorded using a pedometer (Omron, HJA-403C, Kyoto, Japan). Before and after the 6-month program, height, body weight and leg muscle strength were assessed. After the 6-month program, the mean walking and stair-climbing steps in both women and men increased significantly (p ≤ 0.01). Daily stair-climbing steps increased about 36 steps in women and 47 steps in men. At the end of 6 months, only male participants had significant correlation between the number of stair steps and leg muscle strength (r = 0.428, p = 0.037). This study reported that healthy older adults attending the community-based PA program had regular stair-climbing steps during daily living. Promoting stair climbing as an exercise routine was feasible to increase their walking and stair-climbing steps.

scholarly journals Low Friend Connection Leads to Low Functional Capacity of Older Adults: Findings From a 2-year Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 925-926
Author(s):  
Mai Takase ◽  
Kyo Takahashi ◽  
Ryogo Ogino ◽  
Tomoki Tanaka ◽  
Jun Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Independent Life ◽  
Japanese Older Adults ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Maintaining personal connections in geriatric years is important to sustain the functional capacity of older adults. In this study, we define the term functional capacity as the ability to perform tasks and activities necessary for one’s independent life. Meanwhile, the type of personal connection and its effect on functional capacity remain unclear. We classified personal connections into connections with family or friends and examined their association with the functional capacity of independently living Japanese older adults. A two-year longitudinal study (2016 and 2018) was conducted using data from the Kashiwa Cohort Study. The amount of personal connections was determined using the Lubben Social Network Scale. The Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence was used to assess participants’ functional capacity. The change in functional capacity was analyzed by binomial logistic regression analysis (N=638, reference: group with high family and friend connection). The results showed a decline in the functional capacity of the group with low friend and family connections (odds ratio (OR): 0.48, 95%CI: 0.29–0.82). This trend was also seen for the group with a high family connection but low friend connection (OR: 0.43, 95%CI: 0.24–0.78). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between the reference group and the group with low family but high friend connection (OR: 0.85, 95%CI: 0.47–1.56). The results imply the importance of having a friend for sustainable functional capacity in old age. Interventions that facilitate friend-to-friend interactions or promote new friendships among older adults can be considered as support strategies.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of the moderating effects of social capital on the relationships between changes in human capital and ikigai among Japanese older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Fukuzawa ◽  
Keiko Katagiri ◽  
Kazuhiro Harada ◽  
Kouhei Masumoto ◽  
Makoto Chogahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Japanese Older Adults

scholarly journals 0301 Interaction Between the Progression of Alzheimer’s Dementia and Circadian Disturbances: A 13-Year Longitudinal Study in Community-Based Older Adults

SLEEP ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A123-A123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Li ◽  
Wenqing Fan ◽  
Lei Yu ◽  
Andrew S P Lim ◽  
Aron S Buchman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Alzheimer’S Dementia ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Alzheimer's Dementia

scholarly journals Incidence and Predictors of Cognitive Frailty Among Older Adults: A Community-based Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Fatin Malek Rivan ◽  
Suzana Shahar ◽  
Nor Fadilah Rajab ◽  
Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh ◽  
Normah Che Din ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Physical Frailty ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Cognitive Frailty ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Study Results

(1) Background: Cognitive frailty (CF) is the simultaneous presence of physical frailty and cognitive impairment with an increased risk of dementia. Considering that the risk factors of CF are mostly elucidated from cross-sectional studies, we conducted a community-based longitudinal study to determine the incidence and the predictors of CF among Malaysian older adults.; (2) Methods: Out of 490 older adults participating in the Malaysian Towards Useful Aging (TUA) study, 282 were successfully followed-up at five-years for an analysis of the CF incidence. CF was defined as a comorbid physical frailty (>1 Fried criteria) and mild cognitive impairment (Petersen criteria). A comprehensive interview-based questionnaire was administered for sociodemographic information, cognitive function, physical function, dietary intake, psychosocial, and biochemical indices. Univariate analyses were performed for each variable, followed by a regression analysis to identify the predictors of CF that accounted for confounding effects between the studied factors; (3) Results: The incidence rate of CF was 7.1 per 100 person-years. Advancing age (OR=1.12, 95% CI:1.04-1.21, p < 0.05), depression (OR=1.20, 95% CI:1.05-1.37, p < 0.05), decreased processing speed, assessed by a lower digit symbol score (OR=0.67, 95%CI:0.0.56-0.80, p < 0.05), decreased functional mobility measured using Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) (OR=1.23, 95% CI:1.04-1.46, p < 0.05), low vitamin D intake (OR:0.36, 95% CI:0.14-0.93, p < 0.05) and physical frailty (OR=2.16, 95% CI:1.02-4.58, p < 0.05) were predictors for CF incidence; and (4) Conclusions: Our study results could be used as an initial reference for future studies to formulate effective preventive management and intervention strategies to decelerate CF development among older adults.

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