| Project/Area Number |
11670387
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Jichi Medical School |
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Principal Investigator |
OJIMA Toshiyuki Jichi Medical School Department of Public Health Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (50275674)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANIHARA Shinichi Shimane Medical School Department of Envilonmental Health I Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (40285771)
NAKAMURA Yosikazu Jichi Medical School Department of Public Health Professor, 医学部, 教授 (50217915)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2000
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
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| Keywords | Stroke / Social Factors / Cohort Studies / Social Activities |
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| Research Abstract |
Purpose : The purpose of this study is to find factors related to social activities and depression.
Methods : A cohort in a community in Tochigi prefecture was observed. A baseline survey was conducted through home visit interview in 1998. Endpoint survey was also conducted in 2000. In this study, depression by CES-D (the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression) questionnaire was treated as the endpoint.
Results : By the CES-D questionnaire, 7.7% of residents were depression. The odds ratio of factors to depression was shown below. The odds ratio of living alone was 2.41 and high. That of easy to forget was 2.59, not eating breakfast was 4.58, having strong stress was 7.20, measuring own weight was 2.30, waking up very eary morning was 2.45, using sleeping drug or alcohol for sleeping was 2.96, and not having pleasure or worth living was 2.78. Some psychiatric health care services will be needed for residents living alone.
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