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Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study

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Title
Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study
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BMC Geriatrics, January 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12877-016-0203-8
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Eiichi Yoshimura, Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata, Haruka Murakami, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, Motohiko Miyachi, Yukari Yokoyama, Kiyomi Sakata, Seiichiro Kobayashi, Akira Ogawa, Nobuo Nishi

Abstract

Physical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. This study was designed to confirm the association between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. From September 2011 to February 2012, 4316 males and females aged 65 or older participated in a health survey of Great East Japan Earthquake survivors. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed with the dichotomous dependent variable of physical activity (high versus low) and working status, social network, and place of residence (one's own home versus elsewhere) as independent variables. Participants who had been displaced from their homes were more likely to have low physical activity (odds ratio [OR], 95 % confidence interval [CI] for men: 1.37, 1.12 to 1.68; for women: 1.30, 1.09 to 1.55). Non-working status was significantly associated with low physical activity (men: 2.03, 1.65 to 2.49; women: 1.94, 1.60 to 2.34). Detriments to the social network were significantly associated with low physical activity (men: 1.71, 1.41 to 2.08; women: 1.79, 1.51 to 2.13). Place of residence and social factors were associated with physical activity levels in elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The findings suggest a need for improvement of social factors to encourage increases in physical activity for elderly persons after disaster.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 87 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 15%
Researcher 9 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 10%
Lecturer 7 8%
Other 15 17%
Unknown 26 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 13 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 11%
Psychology 4 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 13 15%
Unknown 32 36%
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