Health-related quality of life with age of elderly female city residents and its effect on their participation in a care-prevention exercise program

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with the age of elderly female city residents and to examine its effect on their participation in a care-prevention exercise program. [Subjects] Of the respondents, 542 were participants in a care-prevention exercise program, 365 were drop-outs from the program, and 1,784 never took part in the program (control group). [Methods] The participants in this study were all elderly female city residents aged 65 or over. They were asked to complete the Japanese SF-8TM Health Survey. [Results] Compared to the control group, the participant group scored higher in all ten SF-8TM items. The score of 8 SF-8TM items fell with age only in the control group. [Conclusion] Among the participants in the exercise program, differences in SF-8TM scores typically appeared among individuals aged 80 or older, and the group that completed the program scored significantly higher than the control group.