Takao Suzuki
Health status of older adults living in the community in Japan: Recent changes and significance in the super?aged society
J. F. Oberlin University
2017 total japanese population 1267 million included 35 million aged 65 years 276 173 million aged 75 years 137 oldold aged 75 years increase rapidly japan compared youngold aged 6574 years characteristics oldold include deterioration activities daily living adl functions increase chronic diseases unavoidable consequences advanced age present review article secular changes health status functional capacity older people living communities described based representative longitudinal studies aging japan author also discusses importance implication two major strategies related health promotion prevention lifestylerelated diseases longterm care dependence superaged society among oldold people prevention longterm care dependence becomes much higher priority disease prevention regard evidencebased prevention longterm care dependence various geriatric syndromes undernutrition falling incontinence decline cognitive function major targets prevention many randomized controlled trials prevention geriatric syndromes carried japan targeting highrisk older people living community attained many excellent achievements far finally author introduces new index competence older people japan science technology agency index competence accurately measure highlevel competence higher functioning needed execute activities sophisticated living today future geriatr gerontol int 2018 18 667677