Recent Common Perspectives for Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine

Bando H; Moriyasu A; Murakami M

doi:10.36502/2020/hcr.6178

Recent Common Perspectives for Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine | Abstract

Journal of Health Care and Research

Article Type: Editorial

DOI: 10.36502/2020/hcr.6178

J Health Care and Research. 2020 Nov 11;1(3):193-96

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Bando H^1,2*, Moriyasu A^3,4, Murakami M⁵
¹Tokushima University / Medical Research, Tokushima, Japan
²Japan Masters Athletics, Tokushima division, board, Tokushima, Japan
³Rehabilitation Research Group for body and heart in Shikoku, Kagawa, Japan
⁴Akiboshi Bright Star training rehabilitation center, Kagawa, Japan
⁵Japan Masters Athletics, Kagawa division, vice-president, Kagawa, Japan

Corresponding Author: Hiroshi Bando, MD, Ph.D., FACP ^{ORCID ID}
Address: Tokushima University / Medical Research, Nakashowa 1-61, Tokushima 770-0943 Japan.
Received date: 04 October 2020; Accepted date: 04 November 2020; Published date: 11 November 2020

Citation: Bando H, Moriyasu A, Murakami M. Recent Common Perspectives for Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine. J Health Care and Research. 2020 Nov 11;1(3):193-96.

Copyright © 2020 Bando H, Moriyasu A, Murakami M. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Geriatric Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF), Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS), European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2)

Abbreviations: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA); Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS); European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2)

Recently, elderly population in ratio has been increasing in developed countries such as Japan. Then, the necessity for geriatric medicine has been expected in the medical system. Various health and medical problems have emerged so far, which could be roughly divided into disease (disorder) or disability. They have been managed adequately along to the situations and countries.