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Functional fitness may be related to life satisfaction in older Japanese adults
Author(s)	Milan Chang, Hunkyung Kim, Ryosuke Shigematsu
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 53, no 1, 2001
Pages	pp 35-50
Keywords	Good Health ; Life satisfaction ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; Correlation ; Japan.
Annotation	123 older Japanese men and women (mean age 74.3) were assessed for functional fitness and life satisfaction from the perspective of quality of life (QOL), by means of a 21-item questionnaire covering 8 structural factors pertaining to feelings of life satisfaction. The functional fitness test consisted of 9 items representing the following 5 areas of fitness: muscular strength, agility, co-ordination, balance, and flexibility. There was no overall correlation between total fitness and total life satisfaction scores, but some of the life satisfaction factors were significantly related to some functional fitness items. These results suggest that it is important for older people to maintain their functional fitness to achieve a high quality of life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011130203 A
Classmark	CD: F:5HH: F:59: 4C: 49: 7DT
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