木曽郡地域在住の中高年層における主観的地域環境と予防的保健行動との関連

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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the association between neighborhood problems and preventive health behaviors for functional decline. SUBJECTS: A total of 1497 participants in the Kiso County who were aged 40-64 years functionally healthy were questioned in 2002. METHODS: Participants rated the severity of nine neighborhood problems. Preventive health behavior for functional decline was measured by self-report. Logistic regression models adjusted for demographic, socio-economic and health factors. RESULTS: The participants reported average of three neighborhood problems. The number of serious neighborhood problems was associated with an increased likelihood of having preventive health behaviors: getting information about health (odds ratio (OR)=1.15, 95 percent confidence interval (CI)=1.05, 1.27), taking a rest (OR=1.06, 95 percent CI=1.01, 1.12), keeping on enough sleeping (OR=1.06, 95 percent=1.01, 1.12), and control of alcohol intake (OR=1.11, 95 percent CI=1.04, 1.18). CONCLUSION: The result of these analyses suggests that poorer-quality neighborhood environments are associated with increased likelihood of health behavior in middle-aged. Further research would be needed to identify other environmental characteristics that may influence preventive health behavior for functional decline.
松本短期大学の論文
2005-03-31