[Social activity and relevant factors in the elderly: focus on members of senior manpower center and senior citizen's club].
| Autor: | Osada H; J. F. Obirlin University, Graduate Program in Gerontology., Suzuki T, Takata K, Nishishita A |
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| Jazyk: | japonština |
| Zdroj: | [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health [Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi] 2010 Apr; Vol. 57 (4), pp. 279-90. |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate and classify major social activities in community elderly. We also clarified reliability, dependence on the age bracket, changes in activity frequency over the past year, and relation between social activities and QOL using a questionnaire. Methods: The subjects were 1,344 individuals aged 60 years or more, living in A area of metropolitan Tokyo. All were members of a Silver Human Resources Center or a Senior Citizen's Club. Results: At first, using explanatory factor analysis for social activities, 14 items were selected and 4 factors were constructed ("participating with community activities", "visiting relatives or friends", "participating with group activities", "hobby activities")., and the validity of logical factors and internal consistency were confirmed. The resulting questionnaire had high discrimination and a clear factor structure. Cronbach's alpha of sub-scales were 0.73-0.87. Then gender difference and age differences were compared. On comparison, there was significantly more frequent activity ("visiting relatives or friends", "hobby activities") in males than in females. With age, significantly lower activity ("visiting relatives or friends") was noted in 70-74 year old females than in the other ages. At resurvey after one year, medium positive correlation coefficients were found among subs-cales and ages in both males and females. There were also significant correlations between sub-scales of social activities and a "positive mental attitude" with the QOL questionnaire in both sexes, and between sub-scales and "satisfaction with human support" in females. Conclusion: The results suggest that the major sources of social activities in community elderly revolve around 4 factors and 14 items, with distinct relations to QOL. In the future, multi-communitie should be examed for community gaps, and also to distinguish between psychic and physical wellness. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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