Activities of the awata health and community development associations in the super-aging community, Kyoto, Japan

Joint Event on 32^nd World Congress on Advanced Nursing Practice & 30^th International Conference on Pediatric Nursing & Healthcare

August 19-20, 2019 Zurich, Switzerland

Akiko Hoshino, Toshiki Katsura, Ayako Okutsu

Kyoto Prefectural University of medicine, Japan
Graduate school of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
Kansai University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Japan

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Introduction: In super-aging period elderly Japanese residents need to have active lifestyles aiming at successful aging. In particular it�??s important for �??old-old�?� aged 75 years and over to keep their well-being better through lifetime.

Aims: The purpose of this study is to verify the successful aging lifestyles related to well-being of elderly Japaneses, and to compare lifestyle factors between �??young-old�?� aged 65-74 years and �??old-old�?�.

Methods: Subjects were randomly selected from all elderly residents in A City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Questionnaires were distributed to elderlies randomly selected in Dec. 2015. 1,419 elderlies were analyzed in this study. Successful aging lifestyles related to well-being were compared between �??young-old�?� aged 65-74 years and �??old-old�?�. Ethical approval for this study was obtained.

Results: 724(73.6%) of �??young-old�?� and 309 (70.5%) of �??old-old�?� had good well-being. Successful aging lifestyles related to better well-being were as follows. In �??old-old�?� elderlies successful aging lifestyles were taking health checkups, caring about salinity, eating vegetables, doing exercise, feeling stressed, taking enough rest, going out three times a month or more, joining district events, having relationship other than work and having fun or purpose. In �??young-old�?� elderlies in addition to those of �??old-old�?� residents taking regularly meals, eating breakfast at every morning, eating dinner two hours before bedtime, eating dinner at every night, eating seaweed or mushrooms 4 times a week or less and no smoking were active lifestyles.