消化吸収障害患者への看護支援に関する基礎的研究(第1報) : 同世代間交流活動に参加する老年期への過渡期にある地域生活者の実態

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The present study aims to describe the characteristics of the health status in senior citizens who are relatively healthy, but who have some chronic conditions. This category will be used as a control group in a large study for patient who has had a gastrectomy. Thirty-one senior citizens with mean age 74. 1±6.0 were recruited from a peer group regularly participating in physical activities using community facilities. Major variables for indicators of health status in this study were resting energy expenditure (REE) measured using a portable calorimeter, exercise energy expenditure (EEE) by a microelectronic device, and health related quality of life (HQOL) using SF-36 questionnaire. The mean REE was 1458±277kcal per subject and 25.0±4.3kcal per kg of body weight ; the of EEE was 3.83±1.49kcal/kg/day. Among 8 subscales of SF-36, the general health score was 59.6 ; others varied from 69 to 87.5. The correlation coefficient between REE and fat-free body mass was 0.54(p<0. 05). These results indicate that the REE in the subjects was slightly lower than that of the Japanese population average, but the EEE and HQOL were considered above average. Senior citizens living in the community may maintain their level of health status through peer group physical activities accessing community based-facilities.