A study on establishing a guide line for safe stay and trek of aged people with chronic diseases at altitude.

本研究旨在为患有慢性病的老年人在高海拔地区享受住宿或徒步旅行建立一个暂定的医学指南。采取了四种方法。1.人工气象室的生理模拟研究。《日本胸科疾病杂志》(1996,1997 Masuyama)报道了在低压条件下运动时扩散的重要性。美国胸科学会(1996年，MiZoo)，世界山地医学和生理学大会(1996年，Masuyama)。2.《日本卫生杂志》和《日本山地医学杂志》(1996年，Kobayashi)报道了珠峰脚下老年徒步旅行组的野外生理研究。3.向日本的高原旅行/徒步旅行公司进行了一项问卷调查，了解他们在有组织的高原旅行或徒步旅行期间健康问题或事故的提供或解决办法，并在《日本山地医学杂志》(1996年，Ogihawa)上进行了报道。4.在第16届日本山地医学研讨会上，由日本山地医学学会、日本登山协会、日本登山导游协会等与高原旅行和徒步旅行有关的组织/团体组织了一次关于安全旅行和高原徒步旅行的圆桌会议。出版了两本启蒙书籍：《老年徒步旅行者登山学》(1995)和《老年徒步登山者登山学：问答》(1996)。这些研究被认为对老年慢性病患者的公共福利和健康具有实际和临床意义。

This research was designed to establish a tentative medical guideline for aged people with chronic diseases to enjoy stay or trek at high altitude. Four approaches were taken. 1.Physiological simulated study in an artificial meteorological chamber. Importance of diffusion during exercise at hypobaric condition were reported at Japanese Journal of Thoracic Disease (1996,1997 Masuyama). American Thoracic Society (1996, Mizoo), World Congress on Mountain Medicine and Physiology (1996, Masuyama). 2.Field physiological study on aged trekking group at the foot of Mt.Everest was reported at Japanese Journal of Hygiene and Japanese Journal of Mountain Medicine (1996, Kobayashi). 3.A questionnaire study to altitude travel/trekking companies in Japan on the provision or antidote of health troubles or accidents during their organized journey or trekking at altitude was done and reported at Japanese Journal of Mountain Medicine (1996, Ogihawa). 4.A round meeting on safe journey and trek at altitude was organized at the 16th Japanese Symposium on Mountain Medicine by organizations/societies relevant to altitude journey and trek such as Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine, Japanese Mountaineering Association, Japanese Mountaineering Guide Association. Two books for enlightenment, "The Mountaineeringology for aged trekker" (1995) and "The Mountaineeringology for aged trekker : Q & A" (1996), were published. These studies are considered to contribute practically and clinically on public welfare and health of aged people with chronic diseases.