Correlation between exercise and psychiatric function in aged patients with circulatory disease.
- VernacularTitle:高齢者循環器疾患患者の運動量と知的精神機能の相関性について
- Author:
TSUNEHISA SATOH
;
IZO SAKURAI
;
KENICHI MIYAGI
;
YOSHIHIKO HOHSHAKU
;
YASUSHI TOMITA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Exercise;
Psychiatric function;
Reversible dementia
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
1991;40(1):121-126
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Senile patients with heart disease were evaluated in order to study the correlation between their mental and physical activities in daily life. Mental activity was classified using Hasegawa's dementia scale, and physical activity was measured by the number of steps per day recorded with a passimeter. It was found that;
1) Hasegawa's dementia score was positively related to the number of steps.
2) Hasegawa's dementia score was significantly increased after walking training for 1 year.
Thus it is suggested that appropriate physical exercise is necessary for maintaining or increasing mental activity in aged patients with circulatory disease.
