[Relationships between volunteerism and social-physical health and QOL with community-dwelling elderly participating in a long-term care prevention programme].
In: [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health, Jg. 54 (2007-11-01), Heft 11, S. 749-59
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Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of volunteerism as part of a long-term care prevention program on social and physical health indicators and QOL, as compared with non-participation among elderly people.
Methods: The baseline survey was conducted in 2003 among elderly people (age, 70-84 years) living in a rural community in Miyagi Prefecture. We recruited elderly volunteer leaders for long-term care prevention from among the 1,503 elderly people participating in the baseline survey. Of these, 77 individuals were registered as volunteer leaders. One year later, we conducted a follow-up survey to clarify the influence of volunteerism. Finally, we analyzed data for 69 volunteer leaders and 1,207 non-leaders, focusing on influences of volunteerism on social and physical health and QOL using a logistic regression model. State of volunteer activity was treated as a dependent variable, and social and physical health indicators and QOL indices as independent variables.
Results: Non-participating individuals had significant declines in Intellectual Activity (OR: 4.51, 95% CI: 1.60-12.74), Social Role (OR: 2.85, 95%CI: 1.11-7.21), Self-efficacy for ADL (OR: 4.58, 95%CI: 1.11-18.88), Satisfaction with Economic State (OR: 2.83, 95%CI: 1.11-7.21), and Contact with Neighbors (OR: 3.62, 95%CI: 1.29-10.16), as compared with volunteers.
Conclusion: These results suggest that volunteerism prevents lowering of higher-level functional capacity and social networking among community-dwelling elderly individuals.
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[Relationships between volunteerism and social-physical health and QOL with community-dwelling elderly participating in a long-term care prevention programme].
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Shimanuki, H ; Honda, H ; Ito, T ; Kasai, T ; Takato, J ; Sakamoto, Y ; Inuzuka, G ; Ito, Y ; Arayama, N ; Ueki, S ; Haga, H |
Zeitschrift: | [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health, Jg. 54 (2007-11-01), Heft 11, S. 749-59 |
Veröffentlichung: | Tokyo, Nippon Kōshū Eisei Kyōkai., 2007 |
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ISSN: | 0546-1766 (print) |
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