Social relationships and functional status among Japanese elderly adults living in a suburban area
| Autor: | Rika Okumura, Emiko Tanaka, Kumi Watanabe, Taeko Watanabe, Ito S, Tokie Anme, E Tomisaki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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media_common.quotation_subject 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Japan Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study media_common Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Odds ratio Physical Functional Performance Confidence interval Social relation Social relationship Curiosity Functional status Female Independent Living 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Public health. 179:84-89 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3506 |
| Popis: | Objectives Social relationships may help in maintaining functional status among older adults. This study examined the types of social relationships that were related to functional status among Japanese community-dwelling older adults. Study design This is a prospective cohort study. Methods We used baseline data from 2008 and conducted follow-up surveys six years later. Participants included individuals older than 65 years who lived in a suburban community in Japan. The Index of Social Interaction measure was used to assess multiple elements of social relationships. Two functional status outcomes were set: (1) functional decline and (2) functional decline and mortality. A multiple logistic regression model was used to examine the association between social relationships and functional decline six years later. Results After controlling for age, sex, family structure and disease status in 2008, poor social curiosity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–1.69) and interaction (OR = 2.57, 95% CI: 1.20–5.51) were found to be associated with functional decline. Furthermore, social curiosity (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.14–1.69) and interaction (OR = 2.84, 95% CI: 1.44–5.59) were also associated with the composite outcome. Conclusions Social curiosity and interacting with others were significantly associated with functional status. Promotion of social interaction may be essential for preventing future need for care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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