Relationships between volunteerism and social-physical health and QOL with community-dwelling elderly participating in a long-term care prevention programme

• SHIMANUKI Hideki

  Department of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

• HONDA Haruhiko

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• ITO Tsunehisa

  Junior college division, Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka college

• KASAI Toshiyuki

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• TAKATO Jinro

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• SAKAMOTO Yuzuru

  Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine

• INUZUKA Go

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• ITO Yuzuki

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• ARAYAMA Naoko

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• UEKI Shouzoh

  Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

• HAGA Hiroshi

  Department of Gerontology, Graduate school of Obirin University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 地域在宅高齢者の介護予防推進ボランティア活動と社会・身体的健康および QOL との関係
• チイキ ザイタク コウレイシャ ノ カイゴ ヨボウ スイシン ボランティア カツドウ ト シャカイ シンタイテキ ケンコウ オヨビ QOL トノ カンケイ

Abstract

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.<br/>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.<br/>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.<br/>Conclusion These results suggest that volunteerism prevents lowering of higher-level functional capacity and social networking among community-dwelling elderly individuals.

Journal

• Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi(JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH)

  Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi(JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) 54 (11), 749-759, 2007

  Japanese Society of Public Health

Keywords

• Community-dwelling Elderly
• Volunteer
• Long-term care prevention
• higher-level functional capacity
• social network

Details

• CRID: 1390001205506145792
• NII Article ID: 10019987003
• NII Article ID: 130004626145
• NII Book ID: AN00189323
• DOI: 10.11236/jph.54.11_749
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD1c%2FitlWrtQ%3D%3D
• ISSN: 21878986
• ISSN: 05461766
• NDL BIB ID: 9287322
• PubMed: 18186232
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9287322
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9287322
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2008090582
• Text Lang: ja
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