We studied the influence of health promoter activities on psychological aspect of members(356 individuals). It was examined by employing indexes such as Self-esteem , Self- efficacy, Self-actualization and activity satisfaction. The results were as follows: 1. The length of these activities are related to Self-esteem, Self- efficacy and Self-actualization. Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and Self-actualization of the members were influenced by these activities. 2. Activity satisfaction are related to Self-esteem, Self- efficacy and Self-actualization. Psychological aspect of the members were influenced by these activities.

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To guide school children to prevent disease due to their bad living habits, we have found that the influence of food conditions during a child's school years upon later food preference should be surveyed. By our questionnaire, we reached the following results. (1) The school children who do not have breakfast are inclined not to have breakfast later in life. (2) School children in the lower and higher grades of primary school as well as junior high school students are more satisfied with their school lunch than other students. (3) They have a strong tendency to make their most favorable school lunch their most favorable daily meals. (4) Children in boarding schools who are brought up in a composite family have a more marked tendency toward cooking for themselves than the other students. According to the results shown above, we have reached the following conclusion that food conditions during child's school years have much to do with their food preference. Therefore, we think the guidance for school children's food habits is extremely necessary for them to prevent their bad living habits. We are now planning to make a further survey about meals both at schools and colleges, in order to pursue how we should guide school children's food habits.

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We used a self-assessment questionnaire to evaluate the actual state of health in elderly people who are active in society. The subjects were 284 members of an elderly people's club in N city Osaka, Japan. From the various viewpoints of the 6 sides of wellness it cleared the action and the consciousness elderly who were positively achieving social participation. The results showed that the members of the elderly people's club tended to be interested in society, to have large circles of companions and to lead an active life. Many of them invited other elderly people to their clubs or took part in activities other than their own club activities. Members of the club also derived a sense of pleasure in life, and satisfaction in life. Participating in the club which enhanced their felling of health. In addition, by winning and taking part in new experiences the elderly people gained mental stability and self realization. Thus, we consider that resources are required to assist elderly people to develop social.organizations and networks and to promote their social activities by themselves.

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Purpose: Although various law systems for the disabled are being improved, social rehabilitation for the mentally handicapped still lags behind. We conducted a survey to judge what a nurse who works in a psychiatry ward considers the obstacles to social rehabilitation of mentally handicapped persons. Method: A questionnaire survey about social rehabilitation for mentally handicapped persons was conducted among 49 nurses working at the mental hospital in a metropolitan area. Results: In reply to a question about the reason for the prolonged average length of stay of subjects in psychiatry units in Japan, 90% of the respondents replied that "the acceptance organization of a family or community is not ready and the implications of unnecessary hospitalization are grave". In response to queries about what they thought were the obstacles to social rehabilitation, some of the factors the nurses cited included "absence of working assistance", "a lack of sympathetic understanding by those around", and "housing problems". In reply to questions on the maintenance of the facilities and their systems, 90% of the nurses replied that "maintenance was inadequate". Conclusion : This study indicated that the nurses desired institutional acutely in daily practice strongly felt the acute need for improvement in institutional facilities in order to shorten the average length of stay in psychiatry units, and considered this factor as an important obstacle to social rehabilitation. In the rehabilitation of a mentally handicapped person, the necessity for further expansion of the conventional role of a nurse was suggested.

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We made a comparison between health examinations among lean, normal and obese people divided according to body fat %, and declining, unchangeable and increasing groups according to its changes in 369 middle aged and elderly who successively took a health examination for two years in A-city, Yamagata. The results were as follows. 1. Of males lean people and obese people had not a significant change in health examinations. In a normal group SBP, DBP, T-Cho, LDL-Cho, RBC, Hb and Ht declined significantly. In an unchangeable group HbA_<1C> increased significantly and in an increasing group Hb increased significantly. 2. Of females in lean people T-Cho, LDL-Cho and TG declined significantly in an declining group, and γ-GTP, Hb and Ht increased significantly in an unchangeable group. In normal people HDL-Cho, HbAic increased significantly in a declining group and 7-GTP increased significantly in an changeable group. In obese people γ-GTP increased significantly and T-Cho declined significantly in an unchangeable group. DBP increased significantly in an increasing group.

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A questionnaire survey was conducted on the health consciousness, actions and health foods of health food user. Last year we announced the results of a survey on general public health consciousness in the current survey conducted on health food users some of participants were unhealthier than members of the general public which was announced at last years academic meeting. Health foods users were more careful than the general public in their lifestyle including hours of sleep, exercise, etc. For both men and women 50% of the reason for using health foods was to preserve their health. Health food users felt that health food was 61% effective while the general public felt it was 34% effective.

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This paper reports on the result of the survey, conducted through interviews, with 45 aged residents of a nursing home, in order to ascertain their sensitivity to thermal conditions and their desires with regard to the control of the air conditioning. This paper also reports on the results observed concerning the relationship between the thermal conditions as measured, and the related claims of the residents. The results show that many of the residents were more sensitive to the cold in the early morning than during daytime or evening hours, and especially during the night. There were many aged residents whose physical condition could easily be affected by cold wind from an air conditioner. Among them, some aged residents tended to endure the sensation of heat on the upper half of the bodies, because they were concerned about pain on the lower half of the bodies caused by cold wind. There were big differences among the individual aged residents in sensitivity to thermal conditions and some stated that they hated the cold wind from the air conditioners.

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