Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan: A Multilevel Survival Analysis Using JAGES Data

Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan: A Multilevel Survival Analysis Using JAGES Data

We investigated the contextual effects of community social capital on functional ability among older people with functional disability in Japan, and the cross-level interaction effects between community social capital and individual psychosocial characteristics. We used data from the Japan Gerontolo...

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Main Authors: Airi Amemiya, Junko Saito, Masashige Saito, Daisuke Takagi, Maho Haseda, Yukako Tani, Katsunori Kondo, Naoki Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
functional disability
Japan
multilevel analysis
older people
social capital
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/8/1310

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