Nakao R, Nitta A, Yumiba M, Ota K, Kamohara S, Ohnishi M. Factors related to
ikigai among older residents participating in hillside residential community-based activities in Nagasaki City, Japan.
J Rural Med 2021;
16:42-46. [PMID:
33442434 PMCID:
PMC7788305 DOI:
10.2185/jrm.2020-029]
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Abstract
Objective: The present study aims to investigate the factors related to
self-rated ikigai (purpose in life) among older residents participating
in hillside residential community-based activities in Nagasaki City.
Methods: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire survey was carried out
with older residents participating in two hillside residential community-based activities
in Nagasaki City, Japan. The questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic
information (age, sex, family structure, education, and self-rated economic satisfaction),
self-rated health, mental health status measured using Geriatric Depression Scale-15
(GDS-15), and self-rated ikigai score that was estimated using a visual analog scale.
Results: A total of 32 older residents (7 males, 25 females) participated in
the questionnaire survey. Although self-rated ikigai score was not associated with
sociodemographic factors, there were associations between the score, self-rated health
(P=0.001), and mental health (GDS-15) (P=0.015).
Statistically significant correlations between self-rated ikigai score and social
participation (ρ=0.426, P=0.017), self-rated health (ρ=−0.485,
P=0.007), and mental health (GDS-15) (ρ=−0.523,
P=0.007) were observed.
Conclusion: Increasing social participation may increase individual ikigai,
preventing poor self-rated health and low mental health status in older people.
Maintaining their social participation in the community might be effective for the health
promotion of older residents in hillside residential areas of Nagasaki City.
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