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ハマノ ツヨシ
HAMANO TSUYOSHI
濱野 強 所属 京都産業大学 現代社会学部 健康スポーツ社会学科 職種 教授 |
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| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2015/10 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文 |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Geographic Elevation and Cognitive Function among Elderly Residents in Rural Mountainous Areas: Shimane CoHRE Study |
| 執筆形態 | その他 |
| 掲載誌名 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
| 出版社・発行元 | MDPI AG |
| 巻・号・頁 | 12(10),pp.13365-13371 |
| 著者・共著者 | Tsuyoshi Hamano,Keiichi Onoda,Miwako Takeda,Kristina Sundquist,Shuhei Yamaguchi,Toru Nabika |
| 概要 | The aim of this study was to test whether there is an association between elevation and cognitive function among elderly residents in rural mountainous areas. Data were collected in 2012 from a cross-sectional study conducted in Ohnan Town, which is located in a rural mountainous area in the southern part of Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Cognitive function was evaluated using CADi (Cognitive Assessment for Dementia, iPad version) and elevation was estimated by using Geographic Information Systems according to the participant's address. After excluding subjects with missing data, 866 participants were analyzed. After adjustment for potential confounding factors, higher elevation was significantly associated with decreased cognitive function. This finding suggests that it is important to consider the physical environment, i.e., elevation, that would affect accessibility to health-promoting goods, services, and resources when seeking to maintain cognitive function in elderly people living in rural mountainous areas. |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph121013365 |
| ISSN | 1660-4601 |