The relationship between dietary lifestyle and social support in the elderly

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  • Oba Hikaru
    Graduate school of Human Sciences, Clinical thanatology and geriatric behavioral science, Osaka University
  • Nouchi Rui
    Disaster-Related Cognitive Science, Human and Social Response Research Division, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
  • Takano Yuji
    NTT Communication Science Laboratories CREST, JST
  • Takano Haruka
    Child-Family Support Center of Chiyoda
  • Shimanouchi Aki
    Gunma University of Health and Welfare, Faculty of Social Welfare, Welfare Psychology Course
  • Toyoshima Aya
    Graduate school of Human Sciences, Clinical thanatology and geriatric behavioral science, Osaka University
  • Sato Shinichi
    Graduate school of Human Sciences, Clinical thanatology and geriatric behavioral science, Osaka University

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  • 高齢期における食生活スタイルとソーシャルサポートの関連
  • コウレイキ ニ オケル ショク セイカツ スタイル ト ソーシャルサポート ノ カンレン

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<p>  We examined the association between dietary lifestyle and social support in elderly adults. Of the 374 people who completed the questionnaire, the data obtained from 353 of the respondents aged 60 years and over (230 men and 123 women, mean age = 67.5 years, standard deviation = 4.5 years) were analyzed. We confirmed the demographic bias of age and social support group by a chi-square test. A confirmatory factor analysis showed the dietary lifestyle scale we employed had a similar structure to that used in a previous study. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the “dietary mood” factor of the scale was significantly related to both receiving and providing support. The results suggest that more positive dietary mood may contribute to improved social support.</p>

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