Factors relating to successful aging among elderly people living in a community

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Health and Human Ecology Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 13 - 18
• Main Authors: HAGA, Hiroshi, Hideki, SHIMANUKI, Seizo, SAKIHARA, Seiji, YASUMURA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Society of Health and Human Ecology 2003
• Subjects: community elderly, Okinawa, successful aging, cross-sectional study

The purpose of the study was to clarify the proportion of elderly people who aged success fully according to sex, age, and living arrangement and the factors associated with successful aging. In Nakijin Village, Okinawa, 955 elderly people aged 65 years and over were interviewed in 2001. Seven hundr...