Social networks and mortality based on the Komo-Ise cohort study in Japan

Iwasaki, Motoki; Otani, Tetsuya; Sunaga, Rumiko; Miyazaki, Hiroko; Liu, Xiao; Wang, Naren; Sasazawa, Yosiaki; Suzuki, Shosuke

doi:10.1093/ije/31.6.1208

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“…18 In the WHAS studies, previously established criteria were used to stratify women into 1 of 3 tertiles 15 of disability. 19 WHAS I enrolled women aged 65 years and older who were in the most disabled tertile among the community-dwelling population (Nϭ1002). In contrast, WHAS II enrolled women ages 70 to 79 years who were in the 2 least disabled tertiles (Nϭ436).…”

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Evaluating the Older Patient with Cancer: Understanding Frailty and the Geriatric Assessment

Pal¹,

Katheria²,

Hurria³

2010

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

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The majority of cancer incidence and mortality occurs in individuals aged older than 65 years, and the number of older adults with cancer is projected to significantly increase secondary to the aging of the US population. As such, understanding the changes accompanying age in the context of the cancer patient is of critical importance. Agerelated changes can impact tolerance of anticancer therapy and can shift the overall risk-benefit ratio of such treatment. A challenge in implementing evidence-based approaches in older adults is the under-representation of this group in oncology clinical trials. In addition, although older adults are particularly vulnerable to the side effects of cancer therapy, few oncology studies to date have incorporated a measure of health status other than the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group or Karnofsky performance scales. Novel metrics such as frailty indices or the geriatric assessment recognize heterogeneity among older adults, and may allow for risk-adapted approaches to therapy. It is increasingly recognized that several laboratory markers may predict morbidity and mortality in older adults; these biologic variables may further aid in stratifying this group of patients based on risk. This review describes key studies from the geriatric literature that provide principles for assessing health status in the older patient, and ways that these principles can be applied to oncology care in an older population are proposed. CA Cancer J Clin 2010;60:120-132.

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Evaluating the Older Patient with Cancer: Understanding Frailty and the Geriatric Assessment

Pal¹,

Katheria²,

Hurria³

2010

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

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“…37,38,39,40 Social networks are an important predictor of mortality risk for middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women. 37 Welin, et al 38,39 reported that high levels of social, home, and outside home activities protected middle-aged men from premature death. Reynolds, et al 40 , reported that socially isolated women were at a significantly elevated risk of cancer mortality.…”

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Perceived Health as Related to Income, Socio-economic Status, Lifestyle, and Social Support Factors in a Middle-aged Japanese

Wang

Iwasaki

Otani

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Journal of Epidemiology

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BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the association of perceived health with socio-economic status, especially income, and social isolation and support in Japan. The purpose of this study is to clarify the associations among perceived health, lifestyle, and socio-economic status, as well as social isolation and support factors, in middle-aged and elderly Japanese. METHODS: Subjects were 9,650 participants aged 47-77 years who completed a self-administered questionnaire in 2000 in the second survey of a population-based cohort (the Komo-Ise study). The questionnaire included items on sociodemographic and socio-economic factors, social isolation and support, lifestyle, past history of chronic disease and perceived health. Perceived health was dichotomized into excellent or good health and fair or poor health. A logistic regression analysis was used to determine the odds ratios of socio-economic status, social characteristics and lifestyle in relation to self-reported fair or poor health. RESULTS: We found that household income, physical activity, sleeping, smoking habit, and BMI had a strong association with self-reported fair or poor health in middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women. Male subjects tended to report fair or poor health as household income decreased. The results for women differed in that social isolation and low social support had a stronger association for self-reported fair or poor health than low household income. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that perceived health was associated with socio-economic and social characteristics among middle-aged and elderly residents in Japan.

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“…With notable exceptions there is little evidence beyond the western world, where JudeoChristian traditions are strong, despite differences in the ways in which religion is structured (Iwasaki et al 2002;Krause et al 1999Krause et al , 2002Yeager et al 2006;Zhang 2008). This study adds several important elements to our understanding of this association.…”

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“…Religious activity has been empirically linked to an array of attributes that impact upon health outcomes, such as personal values, locus of control, feelings of self, health related behaviors, intergenerational associations, and coping mechanisms (Ellison and Levin 1998;Gillum 2006;Hill et al 2007;Hummer et al 1999Hummer et al , 2004Iwasaki et al 2002;Krause 2004Krause , 2002Krause et al 2002;Lawler-Row and Elliott 2009;Obisesan et al 2006;Ryan and Willits 2007;Strawbridge et al 2001). This research has provided good evidence that strong religious convictions, especially when combined with frequent attendance of religious services, results in longer and functionally healthier lives (Chida et al 2009;Gillum et al 2008;Hummer et al 1999;Helm et al 2000;Hill et al 2005;Idler and Kasl 1997;Kelley-Moore and Ferraro 2001;Koenig et al 1999;Krause et al 1999;La Cour et al 2006;Oman and Reed 1998;Roff et al 2006;Strawbridge et al 1997;Yeager et al 2006;Zhang 2008).…”

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Religious activity, life expectancy, and disability-free life expectancy in Taiwan

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Research has implicated religious activity as a health determinant, but questions remain, including whether associations persist in places where Judeo-Christian religions are not the majority; whether public versus private religious expressions have equivalent impacts, and the precise advantage expressed as years of life. This article addresses these issues in Taiwan. 3,739 Taiwanese aged 53? were surveyed in 1999, 2003, and 2007. Mortality and disability were recorded. Religious activities in public and private settings were measured at baseline. Multistate lifetables produced estimates of total life expectancy and activity of daily living (ADL) disability-free life expectancy across levels of public and private religious activity. There is a consistent positive gradient between religious activity and expectancy with greater activity related to longer life and more years without disability. Life and ADL disability-free life expectancies for those with no religious affiliation fit in between the lowest and highest religious activity groups. Results corroborate evidence in the West. Mechanisms that intervene may be similar in Eastern religions despite differences in the ways in which popular religions are practiced. Results for those with no affiliation suggest benefits of religion can be accrued in alternate ways.

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Social networks and mortality based on the Komo-Ise cohort study in Japan

Abstract: This study provides evidence that social networks are an important predictor of mortality risk for middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women. Lack of participation, for men, and being single and lack of meeting close relatives, for women, were independent risk factors for mortality.

Cited by 98 publications

References 23 publications

Evaluating the Older Patient with Cancer: Understanding Frailty and the Geriatric Assessment

Evaluating the Older Patient with Cancer: Understanding Frailty and the Geriatric Assessment

Perceived Health as Related to Income, Socio-economic Status, Lifestyle, and Social Support Factors in a Middle-aged Japanese

Religious activity, life expectancy, and disability-free life expectancy in Taiwan

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