Does Laughter Predict Onset of Functional Disability and Mortality Among Older Japanese Adults? The JAGES Prospective Cohort Study

Does Laughter Predict Onset of Functional Disability and Mortality Among Older Japanese Adults? The JAGES Prospective Cohort Study

Background: While laughter is broadly recognized as a good medicine, a potential preventive effect of laughter on disability and death is still being debated. Accordingly, we investigated the association between the frequency of laughter and onset of functional disability and all-cause mortality amo...

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Main Authors: Yudai Tamada, Kenji Takeuchi, Chikae Yamaguchi, Masashige Saito, Tetsuya Ohira, Kokoro Shirai, Katsunori Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
laughter
long-term care
death
cohort study
japan
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/5/31_JE20200051/_pdf

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