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ハマノ ツヨシ
HAMANO TSUYOSHI
濱野 強 所属 京都産業大学 現代社会学部 健康スポーツ社会学科 職種 教授 |
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| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2016/07 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文 |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Geographic Elevation, Car Driving, and Depression among Elderly Residents in Rural Areas: The Shimane CoHRE Study |
| 執筆形態 | その他 |
| 掲載誌名 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
| 出版社・発行元 | MDPI AG |
| 巻・号・頁 | 13(7),pp.e738 |
| 著者・共著者 | Tsuyoshi Hamano,Miwako Takeda,Kristina Sundquist,Toru Nabika |
| 概要 | Given that public transportation networks are often worse in rural areas than in urban areas, it is difficult for elderly non-drivers to access health -promoting goods, services, and resources related to mental health. Moreover, geographical location, assessed by elevation, could modify this association in a rural area. The aim of this study was to test whether the association between car driving (being a driver or not) and depression, as measured by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), varied by elevation. Data were collected from a cross-sectional study conducted in the town of Ohnan located in a rural area of Japan. After excluding participants with missing data (n = 26), 876 participants were analysed in this study. After adjustment for potential confounders, being a non-driver had a significantly higher odds ratio of SDS (40+) among elderly people living at a low elevation (odds ratio = 2.17, 95% confidence interval = 1.28-3.71). However, similar findings were not observed among elderly people living at a high elevation. These results suggest that car driving importantly predicts depression in elderly people living at relatively low elevations in rural areas. |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph13070738 |
| ISSN | 1660-4601 |