A5007677482- Physical Activity and Health
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Frailty in Older Adults
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Columbia University
2025
Kanagawa University of Human Services
2021-2024
Nippon Sport Science University
2022-2024
Keio University
2012-2024
Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization
2022-2023
Kanagawa Cancer Center
2022-2023
National Institute of Health Sciences
2016-2023
Center for Innovation
2021
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
2018
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
2018
While community-wide interventions to promote physical activity have been encouraged in older adults, evidence of their effectiveness remains limited. We conducted a qualitative study among adults participating regular group exercise understand perceptions the physical, mental, and social changes they underwent as result activity. with purposeful sampling explore experiences who participated part intervention. Four focus interviews were between April June 2016 at community halls Fujisawa...
Background: As public policies have the potential to change entire system of physical activity (PA) promotion and create conducive environments, they are particularly relevant address persistently low levels PA across world. Furthermore, WHO’s Global Action Plan on Physical Activity highlights relevance local governments as important partners for policy action. However, our knowledge how compares countries remains limited. Methods: We conducted an exploratory study part LoGoPAS project...
Recent studies have suggested the importance of neighborhood environment in determining specific type physical activity. However, few on this topic been undertaken Japan. This study examined association three types activity and their associations with individual environmental factors among middle-aged elderly Japanese. Participants were 2,449 adults aged 40–69 living Fujisawa city who had undergone health checkups responded to our survey by mail. Individual factors, International Physical...
Social stigma related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), i. e., COVID-19 stigma, forms a burden on people socially, economically, and mentally. This study assessed using scale identify population likely exhibit higher prejudice against itself as well those infected with COVID-19. We adapted modified the Cancer Stigma Scale assess used it baseline survey of cohort in Japan. The questionnaire was disseminated 1,573 participants (51.7% men) between December 2020 March 2021. items included...
Evidence on the effects of a community-wide intervention (CWI) population-level physical activity (PA), especially in long term, is limited. Therefore, we evaluated five-year effect CWI promoting PA through information dissemination, education, and community support primarily targeting older adults, by incorporating Japanese guidelines, Fujisawa City, from 2013. To assess whole-city intervention, distributed questionnaires 2013, 2015, 2018 to three independent random samples 3,000...
Digital peer support, defined as support delivered through technology such smartphone apps, may be promising to promote activity in the form of step counts. Interactions among users have a positive impact on retention rates, and apps with social elements show significant improvements daily count. However, feasibility digital promoting physical (PA) is unknown; therefore, its effectiveness count clinical implications remain unconfirmed.
Sarcopenia and frailty often worsen in older adults because of declines activities daily living social connections that are associated with chronic diseases traumatic injuries such as falls fractures. Exercise intervention for sarcopenia can take >3 months to improve muscle mass, strength, walking speed. Thus, a specialized system shorter periods time is needed. In this study, we aimed evaluate the short-term efficacy an exercise program using wearable cyborg Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL)...
Abstract Background In the context of worldwide public health, it is very important to promote physical activity among older people. This study explored roles and attitudes senior leaders in promoting group-based exercise their local communities, specifically determine level extent which elderly participation was encouraged. Methods conducted semi-structured face-to-face in-depth interviews employed a subsequent thematic analysis. Participants included 10 club five sub-leaders who were...
The relationship between lifestyle and obesity is a major focus of research. Personalized nutrition, which utilizes evidence from nutrigenomics, such as gene-environment interactions, has been attracting attention in recent years. However, for interactions that can inform treatment strategies lacking, despite some reported involving dietary intake or physical activity. Utilizing gene-lifestyle practice could aid optimizing interventions according to genetic risk.This study aimed elucidate...
Maintaining or improving regular walking speed can help extend healthy life expectancy and prevent frailty. The evaluation of individuals meet their daily exercise goals; therefore, it may be beneficial as a public health policy for residents to measure evaluate easily. This study aimed verify the validity reliability smartphone application 10-m walk test, measured in general population.The participants were men (n = 20) women aged 65-85 years. tests performed at usual speed, using stopwatch...
The concept of social capital encompasses all relationships and networks among people in a local community or society as whole. It has been found to be associated with the health daily living status people. Furthermore, an association between cognitive functions elderly suggested recent years. However, number such reports is very few. Hence, present study aims evaluate relationship Japan. A questionnaire survey was administered 192 individuals belonging 10 neighborhood groups. regression...
This study describes relationships between awareness of physical activity (PA) promotion and duration PA sedentary behavior (SB) in elderly Japanese. Following a community-wide intervention, 874 individuals 65 years or over were selected via population-based random sampling 3,000 adults aged 20 living Fujisawa City, asked to complete self-administered questionnaires; 550 responded 373 with data on pertinent variables included. Forty-eight percent (179/373) stated that they recognized...
The purpose of this study was to clarify physical characteristics related low back pain (LBP) in collegiate track and field athletes. We particularly focused on the nature field. subjects were 21 male athletes including only sprinters, hurdlers, long jumpers triple jumpers. examined parameters characteristics, isokinetic flexor extensor strength knee trunk regions. evaluation LBP estimated by a questionnaire test orthopedic surgeons' diagnosis. According these evaluations, we divided all...
Reversible reaction couples of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation organic compounds e.g. methylcyclohexane toluene, or 2-propanol acetone, are described in terms hydrogen supplier to fuel cells, which will satisfy our demands combined heat power at various compact sizes. Carbon supported nano-sized metal particles, wetted with the liquid substrate a reactor, was used for conversion hydrides into compounds, being separable by distillation. Vigorous nucleate boiling is important transfer as...
Abstract Although cross-sectoral cooperation is important at all levels, in practice it often remains a declarative level. Different sectoral policies and the resulting measures to promote HEPA are usually disconnected, uncoordinated without necessary synergies. This pertains especially local environments with less financial expert support, such as small rural communities, where people have few options that suitable attractive for vulnerable groups: children adolescents, elderly...
目的:高齢者の転倒予防は公衆衛生上の重要な課題である.高齢者の転倒は冬季に増加し,約半数が屋内で発生するなどの報告もあるため,本研究は地域在住高齢者における冬季の室温と住宅内の年間の転倒の関連を検討することを目的とした.方法:本研究は地域在住高齢者を対象とした横断研究である.全国の住宅事業者を通して対象者を募集し,964名が参加した.冬季2週間の居間床近傍室温を測定し,覚醒在宅時間帯の平均値から,寒冷群(12℃未満),準寒冷群(12℃以上18℃未満),温暖群(18℃以上)に分類した.過去1年間の転倒経験(つまずき含む)は自記式質問票から把握した.冬季の室温と住宅内の年間の転倒の関連を,ロジスティック回帰分析を用いて検討した.目的変数は年1回以上の転倒有無,説明変数は覚醒在宅時間帯の平均居間床近傍室温とし,年齢,性別,BMI,世帯年収,心身の健康状態,身体活動,住宅環境,地域などを共変量とした.また,年2回以上の転倒有無を目的変数とした副次解析も実施した.結果:転倒と室温に欠損のない907名(平均年齢72.0±6.3歳)を解析対象とした.寒冷群は265名,準寒冷群は553名,温暖群...
This study aimed to determine the association between psychological distress and leisure-time exercise/socioeconomic status by age group, using data from a cohort in Japan during COVID-19 pandemic.This cross-sectional was conducted among participants ME-BYO cohort, aged 20-85 years, living or working Kanagawa, Japan. A questionnaire disseminated 1,573 (51.7% men) December 2020 March 2021. The items included (using 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale [K6]), exercise, socioeconomic...