Relationship between Economic Security and Self-Rated Health in Elderly Japanese Residents Living Alone.
J Nutr Health Aging
; 22(6): 695-699, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between economic security and self-rated health for elderly Japanese residents living alone.DESIGN:
A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.SETTING:
N City, H. Prefecture, Japan.PARTICIPANTS:
Survey questionnaires were distributed to 2,985 elderly residents living alone, aged ≥70 years, of which, 1,939 (65.0%) were returned and treated as valid responses. MEASUREMENTS The survey included questions about gender, age, number of years spent in N City, self-rated health, economic security, number of years spent living alone, reason for living alone, life satisfaction, cooking frequency, frequency of seeing a doctor, long-term care service usage, as well as whether they enjoyed their lives, participated in social organizations.RESULTS:
Of the respondents, 1,563 (80.6%) reported that they were economically secure, and 376 (19.4%) responded that they were insecure. The odds ratio predicting poor self-rated health for the economically insecure participants was significantly high (odds ratio 3.19, 95%, Confidence Interval (CI) 2.53-4.02, and P < 0.001). Similarly, the adjusted odds ratio for poor self-rated health was significantly high for the economically insecure participants in multivariate analyses controlling for factors such as age, gender, cooking frequency, and social participation (adjusted odds ratio 2.21, 95%, CI 1.70-2.88, and P < 0.001). Furthermore, a similar trend was observed in stratified analyses based on gender and age groups.CONCLUSION:
Economic security predicted self-rated health independently of confounders, including social participation and cooking frequency, among the elderly Japanese living alone in communities.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Problema de saúde:
1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Nível de Saúde
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Status Econômico
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nutr Health Aging
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article