SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MORTALITY: A SEVEN-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ELDERLY PEOPLE

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  • 高齢者の社会関連性と生命予後　社会関連性指標と7年間の死亡率の関係
  • コウレイシャ ノ シャカイ カンレンセイ ト セイメイ ヨゴ シャカイ カンレンセイ シヒョウ ト 7ネンカン ノ シボウリツ ノ カンケイ

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Objectives This study was designed to clarify the relation between social interaction and seven-year-mortality in a group of elderly people.<br/>Methods The participants were all 65 years or older living in farming communities near major urban centers in Japan (n=801). The contents of the questionnaire covered social interaction (using an “Index of Social Interaction” consisting of 18 items), health status, physical function, activities of daily living (ADL), age and gender.<br/>Results A total of 139 subjects died within the seven year period after the baseline survey: 1) baseline age and physical function were related to the seven-year mortality; 2) greater social interaction was positively related to reduced mortality; 3) multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for baseline age, gender, physical function, health status, and ADL indicated that greater social interaction was related to reduced mortality.<br/>Discussion These findings highlight the importance of social interaction in successful aging.

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