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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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| 発行・発表の年月 | 2021 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文 |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Assessing the Impact of a Hilly Environment on Depressive Symptoms among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional 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 | 18(9),4520頁 |
| 著者・共著者 | Takafumi Abe,Kenta Okuyama,Tsuyoshi Hamano,Miwako Takeda,Masayuki Yamasaki,Minoru Isomura,Kunihiko Nakano,Kristina Sundquist,Toru Nabika |
| 概要 | Although some neighborhood environmental factors have been found to affect depressive symptoms, few studies have focused on the impact of living in a hilly environment, i.e., land slope, on depressive symptoms among rural older adults. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether a land slope is associated with depressive symptoms among older adults living in rural areas. Data were collected from 935 participants, aged 65 years and older, who lived in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and defined on the basis of an SDS score ≥ 40. Land slopes within a 400 m network buffer were assessed using geographic information systems. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of depressive symptoms were estimated using logistic regression. A total of 215 (23.0%) participants reported depressive symptoms. The land slope was positively associated with depressive symptoms (OR = 1.04; 95% CI = 1.01–1.08) after adjusting for all confounders. In a rural setting, living in a hillier environment was associated with depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults in Japan. |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18094520 |
| ISSN | /1660-4601 |
| PermalinkURL | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4520/pdf |