2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The downward spiral between opportunity loss by "homebound status" and depressive tendency : a cohort study

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20590632
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Public health/Health science
Research Institution	Akita University
Principal Investigator	FUJITA Koji Akita University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (40463806)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MOTOHASHI Yutaka 秋田大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 教授 (10174351) KANEKO Yoshihiro 秋田大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 准教授 (70344752)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	地域保健 / 地域高齢者のメンタルヘルス / 抑うつ / 閉じこもり / 外出頻度 / 自殺予防 / コホート研究
Research Abstract	We conducted a cohort study among a community-dwelling elderly. The study presented that the loss of social opportunities by "homebound status" caused depressive tendency and depressive tendency caused "homebound status (decline of the frequency of going outdoors) " at the same time. This result suggested the downward spiral between "homebound status" and the depressive tendency. This relation is important for the mental health measures for a community-dwelling elderly.

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