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Active social participation and mortality risk among older people in Japan
— results from a nationally representative sample | | Author(s) | Yuka Minagawa, Yasuhiko Saito |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 37, no 5, July 2015 |
| Publisher | Sage, July 2015 |
| Pages | pp 481-499 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Participation ; Health [elderly] ; At risk ; Death ; Correlation ; Japan. |
| Annotation | A large literature suggests that active social participation contributes to the well-being of older people. Japan provides a compelling context to test this hypothesis due to its rapidly growing elderly population and the phenomenal health of the population. Using the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging (NUJLSOA), this study examines how social participation, measured by group membership, is related to the risk of overall mortality among Japanese older people aged 65 and older. Results from Cox proportional hazards models show that group affiliation confers advantages against mortality risk, even after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, physical health measures and family relationship variables. In particular, activities geared more toward self-development - such as post-retirement employment and lifelong learning - are strongly associated with lower levels of mortality. Findings suggest that continued social participation at advanced ages produces positive health consequences, which highlights the importance of active aging in achieving successful ageing in the Japanese context. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160429204 A |
| Classmark | TMB: CC: CA3: CW: 49: 7DT |
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