Global COE Program - Kyoto University - In Search of Sustainable Humanosphere in Asia and Africa: WADA, Taizo

Research Theme:

Universality and diversity of Quality of Life
Population ageing in developing countries and its association with functional ability in older people

References:

Wada, T., Matsubayashi, K., Okumiya, K., Garcia Del Saz, E., Kita, T. 2002 Health status and subjective economic satisfaction in West Papua. Lancet 360:951.
Wada, T., Ishine, M., Sakagami, T., Kita, T., Okumiya, K., Mizuno, K., Rambo, A.T., Matsubayashi, K. 2005 Depression, activities of daily living, and quality of life of community-dwelling elderly in three Asian countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 41:271-280.

2007 G-COE Research Outcome:

Okumiya, K., Ishine, M., Wada, T., Pongvongsa, T., Boupha, B., Matsubayashi, K. 2007 The close association between low economic status and glucose intolerance in the elderly in a rural area in Laos. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55:12: 2101-2102.
Wada, Taizo 2007 Orthostatic hypotension in older people and its association with mortality. MSc.Thesis, University of London.

List of Academic Presentations during 2007:

2008 G-COE Research Outcome:

Ishine M, Okumiya K, Kimura Y, Kasahara Y, Wada T, Yamanaka G, Hotta N, Otsuka K, Murakami S, Matsubayashi K. Subjective sleep disturbances were closely associated with comprehensive geriatric functions in dose-responsive manner in the community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc;56:1571-3.2008
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Lifestyle changes after oral glucose tolerance test improve glucose intolerance in community-dwelling elderly people after 1 year. J Am Geriatr Soc;56:767-9.2008
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Pongvongsa T, Siengsounthone L, Xyavong X, Boupha B, Matsubayashi K. Improvement in obesity and glucose tolerance in elderly people after lifestyle changes 1 year after an oral glucose tolerance test in a rural area in Lao People's Democratic Republic. J Am Geriatr Soc;56:1582-3.2008
Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kimura Y, Kasahara Y, Okumiya K, Nishinaga M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Community-dwelling elderly fallers in Japan are older, more disabled, and more depressed than nonfallers. J Am Geriatr Soc;56:1570-1.2008
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Health-related differences between participants and nonparticipants in community-based geriatric examinations. J Am Geriatr Soc;57:360-2.2009
Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Community-dwelling elderly with chewing difficulties are more disabled, depressed and have lower quality of life scores. Geriatr Gerontol Int;9:102-4.2009
Wada T. Depression of community-dwelling elderly in three Asian countries: Myanmar, Indonesia, and Japan. Kyoto Working Papers on Area GCOE series No.18

List of Academic Presentations during 2008:

Wada T. , Sato T, How to assess the sustainability of our humanosphere?　-Towards the development of humanosphere index -, GCOE The Second International Workshop　"Biosphere as a Global Force of Change"　March 2009

2009 G-COE Research Outcome:

Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A,Kimura Y,Fukutomi E,Chen WL, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Wada T, Matsubayashi K.Self-rated health and comprehensive geriatric functions in community-living elderly in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc;58(1)207-209. 2010
Matsubayashi K, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K: Mood disorders in the community-dwelling elderly in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc.58(1)213-214.2010
Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Nakatsuka H, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Twenty-one-item Fall Risk Index Predicts Falls in Community-dwelling Japanese Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc;57(12)2369-71.2009
Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Sakamoto R, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Wada T, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Community-dwelling elderly Japanese people with hobbies are healthier than those lacking hobbies. J Am Geriatr Soc;57(6):1132-3.2009
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Age and sex significantly influence fall risk in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc;57(5):930-2.2009
Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Food diversity is closely associated with activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc;57(5):922-4.2009

List of Academic Presentations during 2009:

2010 Research Outcome:

Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishikawa M,　Nakajima S, Hozo R, Ge RL, Norboo T, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Strong association　between polycythemia and glucose intolerance in elderly high-altitude dwellers in　Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar;58(3):609-11.
Matsubayashi K, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka G, Yamamoto N, Otsuka K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Murakami S, Fujisawa M, Yano S.Community-based geriatric assessment and preventive intervention lowered medical expenses for the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Apr;58(4):791-3.
Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishikawa M,Nakajima S, Hozo R, Ge RL, Norboo T, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension in elderly highlanders in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010　Jun;58(6):1193-5.
Matsubayashi K, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K: Mood disorders in the community-dwelling elderly in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc.58(1)213-214.2010

List of Academic Presentations during 2010:

2011 G-COE Research Outcome:

Kimura Y, Wada T, Okumiya K, Ishimoto Y, Fukutomi E, Kasahara Y, Chen WL, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Eating Alone among Community-Dwelling Japanese Elderly: Association with Depression and Food Diversity. J Nutrition, Health and Aging. 201２ in press
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E,　Chen WL,　Hirosaki M,　Nakatsuka M,　Fujisawa M, Sakamoto R,　Isnihe M,　Okumiya K,　Otsuka K,　Matsubayashi K. Fall Risk Index (FRI-21) predicts functional decline regardless of fall experiences among community-dwelling elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2012 in press
Chen WL, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Imai H, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Matsubayashi K. Association between Geriatric Function and Subjective Economy among Elderly Living in a Rural Community in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 in press
Wada T, Kasahara Y, Ishimoto Y, Fukutomi E, Kimura Y, Imai H, Chen WL, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Fujisawa M, Okumiya K, Matsubayashi K.　Fifteen-item geriatric depression scale predicts 8-year mortality in older Japanese. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Nov;59(11):2159-60.
Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Dorji N, Dorji T, Lhadon K, Lhamo S, Rinchen S, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.　Subjective quality of life in older community-dwelling adults in the kingdom of Bhutan and Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Nov;59(11):2157-9.
Okumiya K, Fukutomi E, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Chen WL, Ishikawa M, Hozo R, Sakamoto R, Wada T, Otsuka K, Inamura T, Lazo M, Lu JP, Garcia PJ, Matsubayashi K. Strong association between polycythemia and glucose intolerance in older adults living at high altitudes in the andes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Oct;59(10):1971-3.
Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Ling CW, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Wada T, Matsubayashi K.　Self-rated happiness is associated with functional ability, mood, quality of life and income, but not with medical condition in community-dwelling elderly in Japan.　Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2011 Oct;11(4):531-3.
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Ling CW, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Okumiya K. "Field medicine" for reconsidering "optimal aging".J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Aug;59(8):1568-70.
Sato T, Wada T.　Humanosphere Index　-- Beyond the Human Development Index -- "Asian and African Perspectives of Sustainable Humanosphere"　 The 5th G-COE International Conference　Kyoto, 2011

List of Academic Presentations during 2011:

Sato T, Wada T.　Humanosphere Index　-- Beyond the Human Development Index -- "Asian and African Perspectives of Sustainable Humanosphere"　 The 5th G-COE International Conference　Kyoto, 2011