Implementation of a health education program in Asia, comparing Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan
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Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
09287329
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134159640
Pubmed ID
35068424
Journal Title
Technology and Health Care
Volume
30
Issue
4
Start Page
775
End Page
785
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Technology and Health Care Vol.30 No.4 (2022) , 775-785
Suggested Citation
Terasawa K., Gede A.I.P., Nyoman A.I., Maruo S.J., Kalampakorn S., Watanabe T., Sasamori F., Kobayashi K., Akasaki H., Okuhara M., Uchiyama R., Ashida K., Tabuchi H., Kayama M., Futagami T., Nagai T. Implementation of a health education program in Asia, comparing Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan. Technology and Health Care Vol.30 No.4 (2022) , 775-785. 785. doi:10.3233/THC-202583 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/83894
Title
Implementation of a health education program in Asia, comparing Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan
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Abstract
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. CONCLUSION: It is possible to implement a program of an ISO-certified health education system, but how to develop exercise habits is important.