Factors related to among older residents participating in hillside residential community-based activities in Nagasaki City, Japan.

The present study aims to investigate the factors related to self-rated (purpose in life) among older residents participating in hillside residential community-based activities in Nagasaki City. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire survey was carried out with older residents participating in two hillside residential community-based activities in Nagasaki City, Japan. The questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic information (age, sex, family structure, education, and self-rated economic satisfaction), self-rated health, mental health status measured using Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), and self-rated ikigai score that was estimated using a visual analog scale.