Factors that promote new or continuous participation in social group activity among Japanese community-dwelling older adults: A 2-year longitudinal study

Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Yuta NemotoYoshinori Fujiwara

Abstract

Identifying factors that influence participation in social group activities in older adults might be helpful in promoting social participation in this population. We examined factors related to new or continuous participation in social group activities according to group type. We carried out a community-based, longitudinal study with a 2-year follow-up period. Of 7608 older adults aged ≥65 years, 3380 completed the follow-up survey and were included in the analysis. We examined private group (hobbies, sports and volunteering; PrG) and public group (neighborhood associations and senior citizen clubs; PuG) activity. For PrG, 39.6% of the participants were engaged at baseline, 25.5% initiated participation and 9.5% withdrew during the study period. For PuG, 20.8% of the participants were engaged at baseline, 10.8% initiated participation and 31.5% withdrew during the study period. Logistic regression analysis showed mental health, self-rated health, employment, relationships with neighbors, subjective economic status, educational attainment and participation in PuG were related to new participation in PrG. Mental health, employment and relationships with neighbors were significantly related to continuous participation. For PuG, me...Continue Reading

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Feb 18, 2020·Psychogeriatrics : the Official Journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society·Mayumi FukutakeTetsuya Ogino
Sep 21, 2020·International Journal of Older People Nursing·Jingjing FuYu Luo

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