The relationship between frailty and social participation: focus on subjective health

BMC Research Notes

Research Note

Yuho Shimizu¹  Masashi Suzuki²  Yukako Hata³  Toshiro Sakaki³ 

[1] Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan;Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, 102-0083, Tokyo, Japan;Healthcare Business Development Department, Manager, Sompo Holdings, Inc, 1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, 160-8338, Tokyo, Japan;SAT laboratory LLC, 3-20 Matsunouchi-cho, 659-0094, Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan;

关键词: Older adults;    Frailty;    Social participation;    Subjective health;    Japan;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-023-06407-x

 received in 2022-07-07, accepted in 2023-06-19,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveActive participation of the older adults in the society is crucial; however, frailty prevents social participation. Meanwhile, many older adults participate daily in social activities, even with frailty. This study aims to examine whether older adults with frailty have lower social participation than those without frailty in Japan. We also investigated whether older adults with frailty and higher subjective health participate in society to the same extent as the general older population. This study included 1,082 Japanese individuals aged 65 years and older participating in the online survey. Participants answered questions on social participation, frailty, subjective health, and demographics.ResultsParticipants in the robust group had higher social participation rates than those in the frailty and pre-frailty groups. Meanwhile, frail older participants with higher subjective health had similar social participation as the robust participants. Many older adults acquire frailty despite their individual effort. Meanwhile, improving subjective health may be effective, even with frailty. The relationship between subjective health, frailty, and social participation is primitive and further studies are needed.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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