A New Informatics: Trajectory Patterns in Health Indexes for Japanese Elders and Systemic Change to Life Course Approach

This chapter discusses intrinsic capacity and functional ability in relation to the framework described in the World Health Organization World Report on Aging and Health. We have investigated health-related trajectories in community-dwelling Japanese older adults. Using data and information from the super-aged society of Japan, the author developed a framework of policy and informatics of healthy ageing that can be applied to ageing societies worldwide. This framework applies to multiple entities, including communities, hospitals, nursing homes, and countries. Translationality is the fundamental basis for the transition away from the existing system.