Publications by authors named "Yuriko Matsuzaki-Kihara"
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- Self-disclosure refers to sharing personal experiences and feelings, which is linked to mental health and a person's openness.
- This study focused on older adults in Japan, analyzing how self-disclosure relates to frailty, a condition indicating reduced physical and psychological strength, using a new questionnaire designed for this purpose.
- Results showed that frail individuals tended to disclose less about positive life events, motivations, and relationships, suggesting that enhancing self-disclosure could help prevent frailty and support better mental health among seniors.
The employment rate of older people in Japan is expected to increase in the future owing to the increase in the retirement age. Preventing frailty is imperative to maintaining productive roles of older adults. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association between productive roles and frailty factors among community-dwelling older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Falls and fear of falling (FoF) inhibit healthy longevity and have been suggested to be associated with cognitive function. However, the domains of cognitive function that are associated with them remain controversial. It is speculated that clarifying this will help in the assessment of health status and interventions in the community.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Older adults in Japan are tackling health-related challenges brought by comprehensive geriatric symptoms, such as physical and cognitive problems and social-psychological issues. In this nationwide study, we mainly focused on the Kihon checklist (KCL) as certificated necessity of long-term care for Japanese older adults and investigated whether the KCL score was associated with geriatric depression. In addition, we aimed to identify critical factors that influence the relationship between the KCL score and geriatric depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation of Health Literacy with the Implementation of Exercise during the Declaration of COVID-19 State of Emergency among Japanese Community-Dwelling Old-Old Adults.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- - Health literacy plays a crucial role in the health of older adults, particularly in encouraging exercise during emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- - A study of 483 seniors aged 77-99 found that those who exercised during the pandemic had higher health literacy scores compared to those who did not exercise.
- - The results showed that better communicative health literacy significantly increased the likelihood of participating in exercise during the state of emergency, suggesting that effective communication about health can promote physical activity in older adults.
Aim: Perceived health status, including physical and cognitive fitness, will be negatively associated with future health conditions among old-old adults. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused sudden changes in lifestyle. Thus, this study examined the associations of participation in an exercise class before the COVID-19 pandemic and the exercise habits and disruption to the rhythms of daily life during the COVID-19 state of emergency with perceived declining physical and cognitive fitness among community-dwelling old-old adults.
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