Open AccessImplementation of a health education program in Asia, comparing Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan
Author(s) -
Koji Terasawa,
Adiatmika I Putu Gede,
Adiputra I Nyoman,
Suchinda Jarupat Maruo,
Surintorn Kalampakorn,
Toshiaki Watanabe,
Fumihito Sasamori,
Kazuki Kobayashi,
Hisaki Akasaki,
M Okuhara,
Ryoji Uchiyama,
Kazuki Ashida,
Hisaaki Tabuchi,
Mizue Kayama,
Takao Futagami,
Takashi Nagai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
technology and health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1878-7401
pISSN - 0928-7329
DOI - 10.3233/thc-202583
Subject(s) - indonesian , certification , life expectancy , gerontology , anthropometry , health education , standardization , physical education , environmental health , medicine , health care , psychology , medical education , public health , economic growth , nursing , computer science , political science , population , philosophy , linguistics , law , economics , operating system
BACKGROUND: The global community is faced with aging societies, which will result in increased health care costs. we have been introducing our International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-certified health education system in Thailand and Indonesia. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to collect data on the effects of this ISO-certified health education system, to extend the healthy life expectancy and to study the feasibility of implementing this program and in new social contexts. METHODS: We implemented the health education program recruiting 43, 114 and 119 participants, respectively, in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. The participants’ conditions before and after the program were determined through anthropometry, physical fitness tests, blood chemistry tests, brain function tests and pedometry. RESULTS: Regarding pedometry, the Japanese participants took the highest number of daily steps on average, followed by the Indonesian and Thai participants. In the 10-m obstacle walk, the Thai and Indonesian participants had significantly increased times. Furthermore, the differentiation reaction time, reverse differentiation reaction time, total number of “misses”, total number of “mistakes” and total number of errors significantly improved.