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Association between lifestyle activity and depressed mood among home-dwelling older people
— a community-based study in Japan | | Author(s) | A Arai, K Ishida, M Tomimori |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 5, September 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp 547-555 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social interaction ; Depression ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; Cross sectional surveys ; Japan. |
| Annotation | In this community-based cross-sectional study investigating lifestyle activity patterns, participants were 656 men and women aged 65+ in 2004 who lived in a rural town in Japan, neither in institutions nor in hospital and who did not have symptoms of dementia. The study found that less interaction with neighbours, society and friends was highly associated with depressed mood for men. Additionally, although they were physically active in gardening or farming, it did not necessarily mean that they were mentally healthy if they did not have close ties with friends, family and children or grandchildren. For women to be in less depressed mood, it seemed important to engage in several types of activities relating to society, leisure, and children or grandchildren. Even if they were socially inactive, if they had frequent contact with family and children or grandchildren or going out for pleasure, they were less likely to be depressed. Distinguishing gender differences in lifestyle activity patterns and the association of activities with depressed mood will help to guide the development of depression intervention programmes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080327207 A |
| Classmark | F: TMA: ENR: K4: 49: 3KB: 7DT |
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