Transitions in living arrangements among elders in Japan: Does health make a difference?

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作者
Brown, JW
Liang, J
Krause, N
Akiyama, H
Sugisawa, H
Fukaya, T
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Behav & Hlth Educ, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Inst Gerontol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[4] Univ Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
[5] Tokyo Metropolitan Inst Gerontol, Tokyo, Japan
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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2002年 / 57卷 / 04期
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10.1093/geronb/57.4.S209
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objective. This research evaluates the hypothesis that poor health triggers a change in living arrangements among elderly adults in Japan. Methods. Data came from a national probability sample of 2,200 Japanese people aged 60 or older. Four surveys of this sample were conducted over a period of 9 years, from 1987 to 1996. Multinomial logit regression analyses were used to analyze the effects of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and health on changes in living arrangements. Results. Living arrangements among the Japanese elderly people remained quite stable over the 9-year period. Physical and mental health conditions were found to exert both direct and indirect effects on transitions in living arrangements. Discussion. Poor health does trigger changes in living arrangement. Both physical (i.e., chronic conditions and functional status) and mental (i.e., depressed affect) health conditions play a role in such transitions. Because health conditions are correlated with competing risks of mortality, attrition, and proxy interview, health effects on changes in living arrangement are likely underestimated.
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