Are pension types associated with happiness in Japanese older people?: JAGES cross-sectional study

Sasaki, Ichiro; Kondo, Katsunori; Kondo, Naoki; Aida, Jun; Kusumi, Takashi; Sueishi, Naoya; Imanaka, Yuichi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197423

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“…For balanced meals, studies in the United States have identified positive associations with community gardening [7]. As a hypothesis, it could be inferred that there were conflicts with economic status, because the relationship between these items and economic status has been reported in Japan [17,42,43,44,45]. People who have a home garden may be economically better off.…”

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“…Subjective happiness was rated on an 11-point scale (unhappy = 0 to happy = 10). This item has been used in previous research studies [16,17]. The reliability of measuring happiness levels using a single item has been clarified by a previous study [18].…”

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“…The reliability of measuring happiness levels using a single item has been clarified by a previous study [18]. On the basis of previous reports [16,17], we divided the participants into two groups using the median happiness of the Japanese, that is, less than 6 and 7 or more.…”

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Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

Machida

2019

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There have been many reports indicating the relationship between gardening and health or healthy lifestyles among adults in developed countries all over the world. However, Japanese evidence is lacking. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between community or home gardening and health status or a healthy lifestyle using a web-based survey with Japanese elderly living in the community. A survey was conducted to gather data from 500 gardeners and 500 nongardeners aged 60 to 69. As a result, significant relationships were shown between community gardening and exercise habits, physical activity, eating vegetables, and connections with neighbors. Moreover, the significant relationships between home gardening and the following items were indicated: Subjective happiness, exercise habits, physical activity, sitting time, eating breakfast, eating vegetables, eating balanced meals, and connections with neighbors. No item demonstrated a significant relationship with gardening frequency. A significant relationship was demonstrated between gardening duration and health problems affecting everyday life. Further significant relationships were shown between gardening with others and subjective happiness, having a reason for living. In conclusion, promising positive relationships between community or home gardening and health or healthy lifestyles were indicated.

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2019

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“…[24–27] Due to the rapid aging of the population and changes in family relations, the income activities of the elderly population in the market have significantly reduced and the unofficial income transfer mechanism has been gradually weakened. [17,28] Moreover, the method of making the old-age social security system fully dependent on the market is not efficient due to commonly mentioned problems such as short-sightedness, failure of the insurance market, and inadequate and uncertain means of saving. [29] The public pension system is indispensable to distribute and reduce the risks of individual citizens at the national level, secure income for a stable life for the elderly, and secure the right to healthcare for maintaining and promoting health in old age.…”

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Medical expenditures and its determinants depending on receipt of public pension in South Korea

Choi

Kang

2019

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Background: The objective of this study was to analyze the expenditures on medical expenses and its determinants using the Korean Retirement and Income Data conducted by the National Pension Research Institute. Methods: This study utilized data from the Korean Retirement and Income Study from 2005 to 2013, which were compiled by the National Pension Research Institute. The t test and ANOVA were used to analyze the general characteristics and medical expenditures of subjects depending on the receipt of public pension, and logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of medical expenditures. Results: The results of this study indicated that households not receiving public pension are likely to spend more on medical expenses than those receiving public pension. The analysis results showed that gross household expenditures quintiles affected medical expenditures up to 4 times. Moreover, poor physical health was a stronger influence factor of medical expenditures than good physical health. Conclusion: It is necessary to prepare a pension policy that can guarantee a reasonable amount of a retirement pension to the retiree, provide health policy and financial support programs to medical services.

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“…Physical activity referred to medium intensity exercise, such as walking quickly, dancing, and golf [35]. Participants were classified in three groups based on scores from the Japanese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 [36,37]: not depressed (<5), mildly depressed (5–9), or severely depressed (≥10) [38,39]. Missing data was counted and listed as missing.…”

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Neighborhood Walkability in Relation to Knee and Low Back Pain in Older People: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES

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Tsuji

Hanazato

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Few studies have focused on a relationship between the built environment and musculoskeletal pain. This study aimed to investigate an association between neighborhood walkability and knee and low back pain in older people. Data were derived from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) 2013, a population-based study of independently living people ≥65 years old. A cross-sectional multilevel analysis was performed, of 22,892 participants in 792 neighborhoods. Neighborhood walkability was assessed by residents’ perceptions and population density. Dependent variables were knee and low back pain restricting daily activities within the past year. The prevalence of knee pain was 26.2% and of low back pain 29.3%. After adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, the prevalence ratio (PR) of knee and low back pain was significantly lower in neighborhoods with better access to parks and sidewalks, good access to fresh food stores, and higher population densities. After additionally adjusting for population density, easier walking in neighborhoods without slopes or stairs was significantly inversely correlated with knee pain (PR 0.91, 95% confidence interval 0.85–0.99). Neighborhoods with walkability enhanced by good access to parks and sidewalks and fresh food stores, easy walking without slopes or stairs, and high population densities, had lower prevalences of knee and low back pain among older people. Further studies should examine environmental determinants of pain.

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Are pension types associated with happiness in Japanese older people?: JAGES cross-sectional study

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References 36 publications

Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

Relationship between Community or Home Gardening and Health of the Elderly: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

Medical expenditures and its determinants depending on receipt of public pension in South Korea

Neighborhood Walkability in Relation to Knee and Low Back Pain in Older People: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES

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