Relationships of Community and Individual Level Social Capital with Activities of Daily Living and Death by Gender

Relationships of Community and Individual Level Social Capital with Activities of Daily Living and Death by Gender

This study determined whether there is an association between social capital and a composite outcome of decline in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and death by gender. A prospective 3.5 year cohort study was conducted in a rural town in Japan. The study participants were 984 individuals aged 65 yea...

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Main Authors: Haruhiko Imamura, Tsuyoshi Hamano, Takehiro Michikawa, Fujimi Takeda-Imai, Takahiro Nakamura, Toru Takebayashi, Yuji Nishiwaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
death
social capital
participation
trust
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/9/860

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