Developing the comprehensive functional assessment and an optimal diagnosis system for the elderly.

1)对80名18-76岁日本女性的身体机能能力的横断面研究表明，这些参数随年龄的变化呈曲线变化，步行能力、腿部伸展力量和姿势稳定性之间存在较高的相关性。2)对43-66岁久坐的女性进行的10wk训练研究表明，低频率、中等强度的训练可以导致习惯性的身体活动水平、步行能力和较低的肌肉力量，3)对231名10‘S-70岁S的男性和女性进行了测试，发现S和S对某些生理和/或心理压力的自信心在40’岁到50‘岁前后都有显著下降。4)身体素质、人际关系、幸福感的主观评价与客观的身体机能密切相关，特别是在老年人中，还需进一步探讨主观评价健康状况、健身水平、幸福感的可行性，特别是建立姿势稳定性和活动能力的主观评价，并将诊断体系作为激励体育活动的工具加以完善。

A series of research was performed to develop a comprehensive functional assessment and an optimal diagnosis system for motivating the elderly to physical activity.1) Cross-sectional study of physical functional capacity in 80 Japanese women aged 18-76 revealed that an age-related alteration in these parameters seemed to be curvilinear, and higher correlationship was found among the walking abilities, leg extension power and postural stability.2) 10 wk training study in sedentary women aged 43-66 showed that low-frequency, moderate-intensity training could induce an increase in habitual level of physical activity, walking abilities and lower muscle strength, and that these would be a sensitive and good variables for assessing the physical functional capacity.3) Trial version of an optimal diagnosis system was tested in 231 men and women of 10's-70's. There observed a remarkable decline of self-confidence to certain physiological and/or psychological stress around the age of late 40's to 50's in both sexes. These changes might be related to deterioration of physical functional capacity and somatics.4) The subjective evaluation for physical fitness, human relationship, and happiness closely correlated to the objective physical functional capacity especially in the elderly people.Future study should be needed to examine the feasibility in the subjective evaluation for health condition, fitness level, and degree of happiness, and to establish the assessment especially for postural stability and mobile ability, and to improve the diagnosis system as a tool for motivating to physical activity.