Publications by authors named "Tomo Takasugi"
Background: Prior studies have underscored the importance of studying volunteering in the East Asian context. However, no study has conducted a holistic assessment of the relationship between volunteering and the multidimensional health and well-being outcomes of East Asian populations using a strong study design for causal inference. To address this gap, this study examined the associations between volunteer group participation and the subsequent health and well-being of Japanese older adults.
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- Increased demand for ambulance services globally necessitates understanding the factors influencing their use, particularly among older adults in Japan.
- A study involving 24,581 participants found that low social support, such as lacking someone to confide in or care for them during illness, is linked to higher ambulance utilization.
- The findings indicate that enhancing social support could reduce ambulance dependency, providing valuable insights for healthcare policymakers in developing effective strategies.
Family Pharmacy and Medication Adherence Among Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study of JAGES 2019.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
December 2023
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- - The study investigates how consistent pharmacy use impacts medication adherence among older adults, noting that poor adherence can lead to serious health issues.
- - Conducted as part of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, it analyzed data from over 18,000 older adults who completed surveys regarding their pharmacy habits and unused medications.
- - Results showed that those who always used the same pharmacy had significantly fewer unused medications, especially among individuals with lower education levels, suggesting that consistent pharmacy use may enhance medication adherence.
Objectives: Elder abuse is a growing global public health concern. Previous studies have reported that elder abuse increases the risk of dementia; however, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have investigated the association between different types of abuse and dementia onset yet. This study, therefore, investigated the association between physical, psychological, and financial abuses and dementia onset in independent older adults in Japan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: As the understanding of the association between community-level education and dementia is insufficient, this study examined the contextual association of community-level prevalence of low educational attainment on the risk of dementia incidence. With this study, we further explored the potential differences in the aforementioned associations for urban and non-urban areas.
Methods: We analyzed 6 years of prospective cohort data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, beginning with the baseline data collected between 2010 and 2012, for 51,186 physically and cognitively independent individuals aged ≥65 years (23,785 men and 27,401 women) from 346 communities in 16 municipalities across 7 prefectures.
Objectives: Lower socio-economic status (SES) may be associated with dementia later in life, but there is inconsistent evidence supporting this claim. We aim to examine the association between three SESs (education, job, and income indicators) and dementia onset in older adults.
Methods: Study design was a 6-year prospective cohort study.