Impact of walking upon medical care expenditure in Japan: the Ohsaki Cohort Study

Tsuji, Ichiro; Takahashi, Kaname; Nishino, Yoshikazu; Ohkubo, Takayoshi; Kuriyama, Shinichi; Watanabe, Yoko; Anzai, Yukiko; Tsubono, Yoshitaka; Hisamichi, Shigeru

doi:10.1093/ije/dyg189

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“…Participating in moderate intensity physical activity (such as brisk walking) has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality due to chronic disease and disability [9]. Walking is the most accessible physical activity for healthy life because it is an activity most people can do and is associated with a low injury rate [10]. Although there are many studies about the effects of treadmill walking program (supervised) on health-related parameters, there is not much data about the effects of regular walking in field (unsupervised).…”

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The impact of unsupervised regular walking on health: a sample of Turkish middle-aged and older adults

Atalay

Cavlak

2011

Eur Rev Aging Phys Act

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Regular walking is one of the most recommended and popular physical activity worldwide. This study (1) detected the effects of unsupervised regular walking on physical and cognitive functioning, emotional status, and quality of life in middle-aged and older adults and (2) compared the results with inactive controls. Forty middleaged and older adults with a mean age of 56.30±4.85 years (range 40-70) walking for at least 1 year, at least three times a week, and at least 45 min a day and 40 inactive participants with a mean age of 55.15±5.64 years (range 40-70) participated. Before testing, sociodemographics of the participants were recorded. Body mass index and waist-hip ratio were calculated. The two groups were evaluated and compared in terms of physical functioning (handgrip strength, balance performance, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance and coordination), cognitive functioning (Mini Mental Test), emotional status (Beck Depression Inventory), and health related quality of life (CDC HRQOL-4). The results obtained from this study showed that there were significant differences in terms of all outcome measurements between the groups (p<0.05). The regular walking group had better scores in most parameters than the inactive controls. The results indicate that unsupervised regular walking improves health and is also a safe, cheap, and can easily be adapted into daily life. Therefore, it can be recommended to improve physical and cognitive functioning, emotional status, and quality of life of middle-aged and older adults.

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The impact of unsupervised regular walking on health: a sample of Turkish middle-aged and older adults

Atalay

Cavlak

2011

Eur Rev Aging Phys Act

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“…Incluso con actividades tan simples como caminar regularmente se obtienen reducciones del 40-60 % en requerimientos de atención médica (13,28). La actividad física regular permitiría una considerable reducción en los costos directos por servicios médicos asistenciales, sin hablar de los beneficios indirectos que son aún mayores cuando se considera la ganancia en productividad por la reducción de incapacidades y sobre todo por la posibilidad de disminuir la frecuencia de muertes prematuras (3).…”

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Efectividad de un programa de promoción de la salud en la disminución de costos médicos asistenciales

Martínez-López¹,

Grajales²

2010

Rev. salud pública

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“…Resultados contrários, com relação ao sexo feminino, foram encontrados na Finlândia, em 2534 homens e 2668 mulheres, onde se demonstrou que a inatividade física no tempo livre estava associada a 36% e 23% mais dias de cuidados hospitalares em pessoas do sexo masculino e feminino respectivamente 13 e, no Japão, em 27.431 pessoas de ambos os sexos onde se observou que a caminhada por mais de 30 minutos diários estava associada à redução no custo com cuidados médicos tanto para homens quanto para mulheres 14 . Em outro estudo realizado em 710 pares de gêmeos discordantes para atividade física no tempo livre 15 ,demonstrou-se que o gêmeo ativo no lazer tinha 43% menos dias de cuidados hospitalares do que o gêmeo sedentário no lazer.…”

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Associação entre inatividade física no tempo livre e internações hospitalares em adultos na cidade de Salvador-Brasil

Pitanga

Lessa

2008

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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RESUMOAs internações hospitalares representam uma importante fonte de gastos para o sistema de saúde. Neste estudo, o objetivo foi verificar a associação entre a inatividade física no tempo livre (IFTL) e IHTC (internações hospitalares por todas as causas), por problemas cardíacos (IHPC) e por diabetes (IHD) em adultos, na cidade de Salvador-Brasil. O estudo foi transversal, em amostra composta de 2290 adultos ≥ 20 anos de idade, sendo 1021 (44,6%) homens. Foram considerados como IFTL aqueles que informaram não participar de atividades físicas nos momentos de lazer, enquanto que internações hospitalares foram auto-referidas. Utilizou-se análise de regressão logística para estimar a odds ratio (OR) entre IFTL, IHTC, IHPC e IHD com intervalo de confiança de 95%. Após análise multivariada, encontrou-se associação entre IFTL, IHTC, IHPC e IHD em homens, enquanto que entre as mulheres observou-se associação apenas entre IFTL e IHD. Os resultados deste estudo são importantes para a saúde pública, à medida que podem ser utilizados para gerenciar programas de incentivo à prática de atividades físicas na perspectiva de prevenção das internações hospitalares e, conseqüentemente, redução de gastos para o sistema de saúde. Palavras-chaves: ABSTRACTHospital inpatient care is a significant source of expense for the healthcare system. In this study the objective was to verify the existence of an association between physical inactivity during free time (IFTL) and IHTC (hospital admissions for whatever cause), due to cardiac problems (IHPC) and diabetes (IHD) in adults in the city of Salvador in Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study of a sample of 2290 adults ≥ 20 years of age, 1021 (44.6%) being men. Subjects were defined as IFTL if they stated that they did not take part in physical activity during leisure time, while hospital admissions were self-reported. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) between IFTL, IHTC, IHPC and IHD to a confidence interval of 95%. Multivariate analysis was then applied and detected an association between IFTL, IHTC, IHPC and IHD in men, while among the women there was only an association between IFTL and IHD. The results of this study are of importance for public health, to the extent that they could be used to facilitate the management of programs to encourage participation in physical activities with a view to preventing hospital admissions and consequently to reducing the costs to the health system.

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Impact of walking upon medical care expenditure in Japan: the Ohsaki Cohort Study

Abstract: This prospective study in Japan indicated that time spent walking was significantly associated with lower medical costs.

Cited by 75 publications

References 25 publications

The impact of unsupervised regular walking on health: a sample of Turkish middle-aged and older adults

The impact of unsupervised regular walking on health: a sample of Turkish middle-aged and older adults

Efectividad de un programa de promoción de la salud en la disminución de costos médicos asistenciales

Associação entre inatividade física no tempo livre e internações hospitalares em adultos na cidade de Salvador-Brasil

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