Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics

Research Article

Nobuo Nishi¹  Haruka Murakami²  Motohiko Miyachi²  Kiyomi Sakata³  Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata⁴  Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka⁵  Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi⁶  Seiichiro Kobayashi⁷  Eiichi Yoshimura⁸  Yukari Yokoyama⁹  Akira Ogawa^1,10 

[1] Center for International Collaboration and Partnership, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, 020-8505, Morioka, Iwate, Japan;Department of Nutritional Education, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Center for International Collaboration and Partnership, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, 162-8636, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, 020-8505, Morioka, Iwate, Japan;Faculty of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, 3-1-100 Tsukide, Higashi-ku, 862-8502, Kumamoto, Japan;Faculty of Social Welfare, Nihon Fukushi University, Okuda, Mihama-cho Chita-gun, 470-3295, Aichi, Japan;Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, 020-8505, Morioka, Iwate, Japan;

关键词: Physical activity;    Place of residence;    Social network;    Working status;    Disaster;    Elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-016-0203-8

 received in 2015-06-12, accepted in 2016-01-21,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPhysical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. This study was designed to confirm the association between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake.MethodsFrom September 2011 to February 2012, 4316 males and females aged 65 or older participated in a health survey of Great East Japan Earthquake survivors. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed with the dichotomous dependent variable of physical activity (high versus low) and working status, social network, and place of residence (one’s own home versus elsewhere) as independent variables.ResultsParticipants who had been displaced from their homes were more likely to have low physical activity (odds ratio [OR], 95 % confidence interval [CI] for men: 1.37, 1.12 to 1.68; for women: 1.30, 1.09 to 1.55). Non-working status was significantly associated with low physical activity (men: 2.03, 1.65 to 2.49; women: 1.94, 1.60 to 2.34). Detriments to the social network were significantly associated with low physical activity (men: 1.71, 1.41 to 2.08; women: 1.79, 1.51 to 2.13).ConclusionPlace of residence and social factors were associated with physical activity levels in elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The findings suggest a need for improvement of social factors to encourage increases in physical activity for elderly persons after disaster.

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