著者

福本 安甫 田中 睦英 押川 武志

出版者

川崎医療福祉大学

雑誌

川崎医療福祉学会誌 (ISSN:09174605)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, no.2, pp.433-438, 2009

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高齢者139名を対象に,高齢者意識に関する15項目の質問とQOL評価を行い,高齢者の主観的高齢感とQOLの関係を検討した.日常生活が自立した在宅高齢者の場合は,高齢者であるという意識は少ない傾向にある.高齢感は年齢や性別より「感じ方」の影響が大きく,最大の要因は病気にかかる頻度とそれに対する心配にあるといえ,罹患の頻度が多くなるほど,高齢感が増大する可能性を示唆した.高齢者意識が高いほどQOLが低下する傾向にあり,高齢者自身が高齢者という用語に対して「マイナスイメージ」を持っていることが示唆された.また,高齢感は過去の自分や他者との比較の中から感じ取られる可能性が示唆された.高齢者意識とQOLとの関連において,高齢感が弱い場合は「生活のハリ」「心理的安定感」「積極的外出」などが関連し,高齢感が強い場合は「幸福感」「ゆとり感」「趣味などの楽しみ機会」などに関連することがわかった.これらの関係は,自己受容或いは自己効力感の作用と考えられたが,今後の検討課題となった.これらの結果から,高齢感の変化とQOLの視点をもった予防医学の展開が重要と考えられた.

著者

樋口 博之 田中 睦英 押川 武志 岩本 壮太郎 福本 安甫 ヒグチ ヒロユキ タナカ ムツヒデ オシカワ タケシ イワモト ソウタロウ フクモト ヤスホ Hiroyuki HIGUCHI Mutsuhide TANAKA Takeshi OSHIKAWA Soutarou IWAMOTO Yasuho FUKUMOTO

雑誌

九州保健福祉大学研究紀要 = Journal of Kyushu University of Health and Welfare

巻号頁・発行日

vol.10, pp.141-144, 2009-03

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sports drinks on respiratory quotient (RQ) during moderate exercise, Six young male subjects (aged 20 yr) participated in this study, after the informed consent was obtained from all subjects. Subjects performed a maximal test and four exercises at 50% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO[2]max) using a bicycle ergometer. During exercise tests VO[2], carbon dioxide excretion and RQ were measured by the respiratory gas analyzer. Subjects randomly drunk water or three sports drinks (Pocarisweat, VAAM, Gatorade) (200 ml) before 10 min at the beginning of each exercise, then exercised at 50% VO[2]max for 20min. At rest VO[2] and RQ were 3.6±0.4 ml/kg/min and 0.90±0.09, respectively. VO[2] increased 1.6±3.8 ml/kg/min at 20 min exercise (p<0.001). RQ during exercise was not statistically different from at rest. The differences in VO[2] and RQ among four drinks were not found. These results suggest that VO[2] and RQ during exercise is not extended by the intake of sports drinks.

著者

田中 睦英 小浦 誠吾

出版者

九州保健福祉大学

雑誌

九州保健福祉大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13455451)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.13, pp.71-76, 2012-03

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Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress-relieving effect of the aroma of chamomile essential oil by measuring salivary amylase activity and electroencephalogram (EEG) analyses of test subjects. Design:Twenty healthy students performed a calculation task (Uchida-Kraepelin test) for 15 min and then rested for 5 min. During the rest period, 10 students (the aroma group) were exposed to airborne organic chamomile essential oil. After the rest period,all students performed the calculations for further 15 min. Saliva samples were collected at baseline, after the calculation tasks and during the rest period simultaneously with EEG assessment. Results:During the study, no statistically significant changes in levels of salivary amylase activity was detected in either the aroma group or the control group. However, a decrease in frontal beta activity and an increase in slow alpha activity were clearly observed after the rest period among women in the aroma group. The control group and the men in the aroma group showed no such changes. Conclusions:These findings suggest that the aroma of chamomile essential oil has a stress-relieving effect on women.