Onishi Joji, Masuda Yuichiro, Suzuki Yusuke, Gotoh Tadao, Kawamura Takashi, Iguchi Akihisa
Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550, Japan.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2006 Sep-Oct;43(2):147-55. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.10.003. Epub 2005 Dec 20.
This study aimed to clarify what pleasurable recreational activities older adults like to participate in, and to investigate the relationship between those activities and quality of life (QOL). Questionnaires were delivered to older residents (65 years and above) in a Japanese rural area. The residents' background information, the amount of pleasure for various activities, and the QOL were surveyed. The QOL was evaluated by the revised Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) morale scale. The amount of pleasure taken in a majority of the activities, such as conversation with family or neighbors showed a significant association with the happiness score, but only a few activities showed significant association between the revised PGC morale scale and the amount of pleasure. The multiple regression analyses indicated that the amount of pleasure in exercise, the difficulty in managing finances, and amount of pleasure taken in watching TV were significant variables for predicting the happiness score. The results indicated that the amount of pleasure older adults experienced when engaging in activities such as conversation with family or neighbors showed significant association with the older adults' happiness. These results may be helpful in understanding contributions of various activities to the perception of pleasure in older adults.
本研究旨在明确老年人喜欢参与哪些愉悦的休闲活动，并调查这些活动与生活质量（QOL）之间的关系。对日本农村地区65岁及以上的老年居民进行了问卷调查。调查了居民的背景信息、各项活动的愉悦程度以及生活质量。生活质量采用修订后的费城老年中心（PGC）精神量表进行评估。与家人或邻居交谈等大多数活动的愉悦程度与幸福得分呈显著关联，但只有少数活动在修订后的PGC精神量表与愉悦程度之间显示出显著关联。多元回归分析表明，运动的愉悦程度、理财困难程度以及看电视的愉悦程度是预测幸福得分的显著变量。结果表明，老年人在与家人或邻居交谈等活动中体验到的愉悦程度与老年人的幸福感呈显著关联。这些结果可能有助于理解各种活动对老年人愉悦感认知的贡献。
