Causal relationships between physical, mental and social health-related factors among the Japanese elderly: A chronological study
Causal relationships between physical, mental and social health-related factors among the Japanese elderly: A chronological study作者机构：Graduate School of Medicine Juntendo University Tokyo Japan Graduate School of Nursing Ibaraki Christian University Ibaraki Japan Graduate School of Nursing Keio University Kanagawa Japan Graduate School of Urban System Science Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo Japan School of Nursing Tokyo Jikeikai Medical College Tokyo Japan
出 版 物：《Health》 (健康（英文）)
年 卷 期：2012年第4卷第3期
页 面：133-142页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Physical Health Mental Health Social Health Elderly Japan
摘 要：The World Health Organization defines health as a state of physical, mental and social well being. This study was conducted to explore chronological relationships between physical, mental and social factors. Among urban-dwelling elderly aged 65 years and over, data were collected via a self-report questionnaire in 2001 and 2004. The three health-related latent factors were identified with nine measurement variables by an exploratory factor analysis. A structural equation modeling method was used to analyze underlying relationships among the three factors with a cross-lagged model and a synchronous model. A total of 7,683 individuals aged between 65 and 84 years were analyzed. The three-year prior and current physical health significantly affected social health as well as mental health, and this effect appeared to be stronger in males compared to females. Maintenance of physical health may be crucial to support mental and social health among elderly individuals.
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