Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan
Online ISSN : 2185-0593
Print ISSN : 0916-0647
ISSN-L : 0916-0647
A study on the relationship between the ease of movement and subjective well-being of elderly people
Seiji HashimotoNaoya Atsumi
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2015 Volume 50 Issue 2 Pages 162-169

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In recent years, increasing in the average life span is continuing in Japan, and this situation has led to prolongation of older age. So, it is important to the period to be able to spend happily in prolonged rest of one's life. For the well-being of the elderly people, enhancement in "essential activities" such as shopping and hospital visit and "leisure activities" such as sports and hobbies is thought to be important. Furthermore, the environment that is easy to movement for carry out various activities is thought to be also important. In this study, we measured subjective well-being of elderly by using a subjective well-being scale, and revealed how "essential activities" and "leisure activities" and "ease of movement" related to well-being of elderly people.
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