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Social Participation and Healthy Aging Among the Older Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study
- Source :
- The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 77:106-113
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021.
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Abstract
- Background Our study examined the association between social participation and healthy aging using a community-based cohort study among Japanese older adults. Methods This prospective study was conducted in Ohsaki City, Japan, and included 7226 participants aged ≥65 years at the baseline survey in 2006. We obtained information on frequency of participation in 3 types of community activities (ie, neighborhood activities, hobbies, and volunteer activities) at baseline. Exposure was measured by the number of types of community activities participated in and participants were categorized into 4 groups (ie, none, 1 type, 2 types, and 3 types). The primary outcome was healthy aging as assessed by a questionnaire survey conducted in 2017, and was defined as meeting the following 4 criteria: free of disability, free of depression, high health-related quality of life, and high life satisfaction. We used multiple logistic regression models to calculate the corresponding odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results During 11 years of follow-up, 574 (7.9%) participants attained healthy aging. Compared with participants not participating in any activity, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) were 1.90 (1.40, 2.59) for those participating in 1 type, 2.49 (1.84, 3.38) for 2 types, and 3.06 (2.30, 4.07) for 3 types (p for trend < .0001). Furthermore, for each type of community activity, a higher frequency of participation was related to higher probability of healthy aging. Conclusions Our study suggests that social participation is associated with the promotion of healthy aging, and that the benefits were observed across different types of community activities.
- Subjects :
- Aging
Logistic regression
Cohort Studies
Healthy Aging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Japan
Quality of life
Humans
Medicine
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective cohort study
Aged
Successful aging
business.industry
Life satisfaction
Odds ratio
Social Participation
Cohort
Quality of Life
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Cohort study
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1758535X and 10795006
- Volume :
- 77
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journals of Gerontology: Series A
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9662b9dc9961a41a1d7534267b0ce04c