Physical Ability Necessary for Employment of the Disabled People

本研究旨在评估身心残障人士就业所需的最低体能水平。在九州随机联系的96家机构中，有82家报告开展了愉快的体育活动。为了评估工作期间的体力强度水平，研究人员测量了成功获得并保持工作两年以上的受试者在食品公司、农场、混凝土制造商和米店的日常工作期间的心率。智障受试者的心率在每分钟82到131次之间，平均值为116次。身体残疾的受试者获得了需要适度体力活动的工作，如文字处理和文书职位。他们的心率在72到103之间，平均每分钟84次。受试者的身体能力（测量肌肉力量、肌肉力量、身体柔韧性和耐力）为非残疾对照组平均值的82%。另一个由残疾但失业的成年人组成的控制组在同样的测试类别中表现出的平均值是非残疾控制组的65%。受试者组的背部和握力为非残疾组的82%。在步行耐力测试中，残疾组的平均心率（14-33%）高于对照组。这些结果表明，残疾人就业的最低身体能力水平约为非残疾人的80%。

This study was designed to assess the minimum level of physical ability necessary for employment of the mentally and physically disabled. Out of 96 institutions contacted randomly in Kyushuu,82 reported conducting gaily physical activity. In order to assess the physical intensity level during work, heart rates of subjects who succeeded in getting and keeping a job for more than two years were measured during daily work-related included work in a food company, on a farm, at a concrete manufacturer, and in a rice store. Heart rates for the mentally disabled subjects were between 82 and 131 beats per minute with a mean value of 116. The physically disabled subjects obtained jobs requiring moderate physical activity such as word processing and clerical positions. Their heart rates were between 72 and 103 with mean value of 84 beats per minute. The physical ability of the subjects(measured in muscle strength, muscle power, physical flexibility, and endurance) was 82% of the average value for a non-disabled control group. A second control group of disabled but unemployed adults showed an average value of 65% of the non-disabled control group in the same test categories. The back and grip strength of the subject group were 82% that of the non-disabler group. On the walking endurance test,disabled subjects showed a higher average heart rate (14-33%) than the control group. These results suggest that the minimum level of physical ability for employment of the disabled lies around 80% of the non-disabled.