A comparative study of health-promoting lifestyles in agricultural and non-agricultural workers in Japan

Zhang, Shi Chen; Wei, Chang Nian; Fukumoto, Kumiko; Harada, Koichi; Ueda, Kimiyo; Minamoto, Keiko; Ueda, Atsushi

doi:10.1007/s12199-010-0167-9

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“…The older population group obtained significantly lower scores than the younger population groups for the overall HPLP-II and for many of its subscales, such as SG, IR, and SM (Table 2). These findings are inconsistent with those reported previously [37,39]. However, in China, the ''empty nest'' phenomenon has become increasingly prominent, with the number of empty-nest families increasing annually.…”

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The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

Zhang

Tong

Ueda

et al. 2013

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives The aim of this study was to clarify the actual state of retired workers' lifestyles and quality of life (QOL) in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China and to assess the relationship between these according to differences between gender groups. Methods The Chinese version of the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and demographic variables were used to measure 343 (aged 50-79 years) retired workers' lifestyles and QOL. The results were analyzed using the t test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis. Results Among the six lifestyle subscales of HPLP-II, the highest mean score was for Interpersonal Relations (IR) and the lowest was for Health Responsibility (HR), which has not been reported previously. The youngest group (50-60 years) had higher scores for lifestyles and QOL than the other age groups. When the results were analyzed based on financial situation, the lowest income group (below ¥2000) had the poorest scores. Analysis according to gender group revealed different tendencies for the scores of lifestyle and QOL, as well as in the multiple regression analysis between variables. Conclusion Our results suggest that an effective approach to maintain a desirable lifestyle and QOL for retired workers at the regional level would be to introduce daily activities to improve HR and to maintain and enhance social support for the low-income populations. Further research is needed to understand the complex causal pathways between regional health and welfare factors, health behavior, and QOL.

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The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

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“…This means that health promoting life-style behaviour can reach up to this level of awareness depending on the cultural and economical status. In studies performed in the USA with working women (Duffy et al, 1996), in Taiwan with pregnant women (Lin et al, 2009), in Japan workers (Zhang et al, 2011), in Japanese university students (Wei et al, 2012) and in Jordan with the Arabian Muslims (Al Ma'aitah et al, 1999), similar results were found.…”

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Healthy Life-Style Promoting Behaviour in Turkish Women Aged 18-64

Sonmezer¹,

Çetinkaya²,

Naçar³

2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…We previously reported on a difference of HPLP-II scores between agricultural and nonagricultural workers using the same subjects as in the present study [17]. Because the items reflecting exercise in the questionnaires used were associated with jogging, swimming, or other formal sports, whereas for agricultural workers, exercise usually includes walking, doing housework, and carrying out job-related activities, their scores may have been underestimated.…”

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“…Among those, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) [14] is a well-used statistical method that measures and evaluates health-promoting practices. HPLP-II is an upgraded version of HPLP, which has been extensively used in health promotion research [15] and has been reported by various groups to be a valid and reliable method to explore determinants and the actual state of health-promoting lifestyle [9,[16][17][18].…”

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“…The Japanese version of HPLP-II was developed by Wei et al [19] and has been used by many researchers [9,17,20]. This version was used to evaluate the actual state of each resident's lifestyle; similar to its original counterpart [15], it contains the following six subscales with a total of 52 items: Health responsibility (HR), Spiritual growth (SG), Physical activity (PA), Interpersonal relationships (IR), Nutrition (N), and Stress management (SM).…”

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Relationship between lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors in a rural–urban population of Japan

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Wei

Harada

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Objective To clarify the actual state of residents' lifestyle in a mixed rural-urban area in Japan, and to investigate the relationship between residents' lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors. Methods The Japanese version of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II), lifestyle-related factors developed through group work with residents of Town A, and demographic variables were used to evaluate 1176 community residents' lifestyles and associated factors. Results Factor analysis revealed that there were 4 factors related to healthy lifestyle. Nonparametric analysis revealed that female and elderly groups showed higher overall HPLP-II score than male and young groups. A significant correlation coefficient was seen between scores of overall HPLP-II and lifestyle-related factors (r = 0.611, p \ 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that HPLP-II was significantly associated with each lifestyle-related factor, showing a similar order in both gender and age groups. Finally, covariance structure analysis demonstrated that the score of health cognition and regional factors increased the score of HPLP-II, which then increased the score of self-rated health. Conclusions The present research clarified the actual state of residents' lifestyles by age and gender in a mixed rural-urban area in Japan, demonstrating a vector model from health cognition and regional factors to self-rated health, via residents' lifestyle.

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A comparative study of health-promoting lifestyles in agricultural and non-agricultural workers in Japan

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

The influence of health-promoting lifestyles on the quality of life of retired workers in a medium-sized city of Northeastern China

Healthy Life-Style Promoting Behaviour in Turkish Women Aged 18-64

Relationship between lifestyle and lifestyle-related factors in a rural–urban population of Japan

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