Chronological evaluation and causal relationships between physical and social health for the urban elderly dwellers

• LIU Xinyu

  Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban Science

• NAKAYAMA Naoko

  Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban Science

• GAO Yan

  Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban Science

• HOSHI Tanji

  Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Urban Science

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 都市在宅高齢者における身体的健康と社会的健康との経年変化とその因果関係

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to make clear that the chronological evaluation between physical health and social health for the urban elderly dwellers.<BR>Methods: The questionnaire survey was conducted to all 16, 462 urban elderly dwellers of 65 years old or more in A City in September, 2001. The answer was obtained from 13, 195 people (response rate of 80.2%) . The follow-up survey of 8, 560 members was done in September, 2004. By using Cross-Lagged Effects Models and Synchronous Effects Models, the causal relationships were analyzed.<BR>Results: All elderly were seen that [the physical factor] ( [] means latent variable) and [the social factor] conducted on the follow-up survey in 2004 would be significantly affected by the same latent variable, which was investigated in 2001 regarding the chronological evaluation. As also would be estimated from the analyses, [the social factors] of the first survey had significant influence on [the physical factor] of the follow-up survey for both sexes regarding the causal relationship. However, [the physical factor] of the first survey except elderly men and women would have significant influence on [the social factor] of the follow-up survey.<BR>Conclusion: It was suggested that the physical health would be affected by the social health during three years follow-up in the urban elderly dwellers. Further study is needed how we could attain a high external validity.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Health Education and Promotion

  Japanese Journal of Health Education and Promotion 16 (4), 176-185, 2008

  JAPANESE SOCIETY OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION

Keywords

• Urban elderly dwellers
• chronological evaluation
• analysis of chronological causal relationships
• physical and social health

Details

• CRID: 1390001204485954816
• NII Article ID: 130004124953
• DOI: 10.11260/kenkokyoiku1993.16.176
• ISSN: 18845053
• ISSN: 13402560
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2009055818
• Text Lang: ja
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