Self-Rated Health and Social Environment in the Urban Japanese
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Accession number;06A0032851
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| Title;Self-Rated Health and Social Environment in the Urban Japanese |
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TAKAHASHI TOSHIHIKO
(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
HASEGAWA TAKASHI
(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
HOSHI TANJI
(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Tokyo, Jpn)
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Journal Title;Int Med J
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Journal Code:L4914A
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ISSN:1341-2051
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VOL.12;NO.4;PAGE.265-270(2005)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.1, REF.25 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Objective: Self-rated health is one of the most common measures of health status. However, little is known about its social and psychological background. Based on a statistical model of self-rated health, this study aimed to explore the relationship between self-rated health and demographic and socio-economic variables. Methods: In the present study, we evaluated a total of 13,034 subjects from a 2001 survey in Tama City, Japan. The study design was cross-sectional and targeted individuals aged 65 years or older. Data, including medication use, socio-economic factors, lifestyle and ADLs were collected via self-administered questionnaires. Results: A self-rated health decrease with age was noted in men and women. Factor analyses showed these factors clustered into 4 unrelated groups in men and 5 groups in women. A model with four latent and 14 manifest variables was formulated by AMOS 5.0 (SPSS). In one latent variable, there were opposing concepts such as health and disease. We named this a yin-yang balance of health and disease (YYHD). The three other latent variables could explain the characteristics of YYHD. Conclusions: The AMOS models could comprise a new ordered nature of self-rated health and social circumstances. (author abst.) |
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