Consumption behavior and its influence on their physical and mental function of fragile elderly and elderly with slight dementia

Abstract

The elderly population of Japan of 65 years old or more increased rapidly, and reached 19% in 2003. Various strategies are necessary so that the aged may maintain healthy life. It appears to a physical function as a good influence if a mental function is activated for the aged. This time, the relation between a result and body various functions to practice the consumption behavior for a weak senior citizen and the slight dementia senior citizen were assumed and the relation to the state of mental was assumed to be an examination. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups, with one group (Cons-G) actually taking place in consumption activity, and with other group (W-G) only having a watching activity in the shopping center. Depression scale and face scale showed the improvement tendency in C-Group. It has been understood to cause the influence on a mental function with a physical change through this consumption behavior. It is necessary to grope for an effective technique achieving relations and these that achieve such senior citizen individual's needs.