Hiroshi Hirai
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3929211 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Hiroshi Hirai |
| PRENOMES | Hiroshi |
| SOBRENOME | Hirai |
| ASSINATURA | HIRAI H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Nihon Fukushi University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 124 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Physical Activity and Cumulative Long-Term Care Cost among Older Japanese Adults
This study aimed to determine the impact of physical activity on the cumulative cost of long-term care insurance (LTCI) services in a cohort of community-dwelling people (65 years and older) in Japan. Using cohort data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) on those who were functionally independent as of 2010/11, we examined differences in the cumulative cost of LTCI services by physical activity. We followed 38,875 participants …
Giving social support to outside family may be a desirable buffer against depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Depression is the leading cause of impaired quality of life and burden upon societies. Social supports can buffer against depressive symptoms effectively. The aim of this study is to determine the type of social support to have a positive relationship with depressive symptoms in healthy population. METHODS: 11,869 male and 12,763 female residents within the age range of 65-100 were analyzed cross-sectionally with regard to depressive …
Access Disparity and Health Inequality of the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to investigate healthcare access disparity that will cause delayed and unmet healthcare needs for the elderly, and to examine health inequality and healthcare cost burden for the elderly. To produce clear policy applications, this study adapts a modified PRECEDE-PROCEED model for framing theoretical and experimental approaches. Data were collected from a large collection of the Community Tracking Study Household Surve…
Social Participation and the Prevention of Functional Disability in Older Japanese
BACKGROUND: We examined the relationship between incident functional disability and social participation from the perspective of number of types of organizations participated in and type of social participation in a prospective cohort study. METHOD: The study was based on the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) Cohort Study data. We followed 13,310 individuals aged 65 years or older for 4 years. Analysis was carried out on 12,951 subject…
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Does social participation improve self-rated health in the older population? A quasi-experimental intervention study
Association Between Self-Reported Dental Health Status and Onset of Dementia
OBJECTIVES: Studies have shown that people with cognitive impairment have poor dental health. However, the direction of causality remains unknown. This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the association between four self-reported dental health variables and dementia onset in older Japanese people. METHODS: Analysis was conducted on 4425 residents 65 years or older. Four self-reported dental health variables included the number of teeth a…
Place-specific constructs of social capital and their possible associations to health
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Assessing the association between all-cause mortality and multiple aspects of individual social capital among the older Japanese
Friendship network was a good predictor for all-cause mortality among older Japanese. In contrast, mistrust was associated with lower mortality among women. Studies with social capital indices considering different culture backgrounds are needed
Neighborhood built environment and physical activity of Japanese older adults
Our findings provide mixed support for the association between PA and the characteristics of BE measures, previously used in Western settings. Some characteristics of the neighborhood built environment may facilitate leisure time sports activity, but not increase the total walking time for Japanese older adults
Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan
Barriers to Health Care among the Elderly in Japan
Japan is undergoing a set of health care reforms aimed at cutting rising health care costs and increasing the efficiency of health care delivery. This empirical study used a large-scale community survey on 15,302 elderly people 65 years and older (56.0% women) conducted in seven municipalities in 2006, to reveal clear-cut evidence of barriers to necessary care. The reasons for not getting health care is attributed to health care cost for the elde…
The different effects of vertical social capital and horizontal social capital on dental status
Social capital, income inequality and self-rated health in Chita peninsula, Japan
Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan
Social capital, income inequality and self-rated health in Chita peninsula, Japan
Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan
Does social participation improve self-rated health in the older population? A quasi-experimental intervention study
The different effects of vertical social capital and horizontal social capital on dental status
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan
Place-specific constructs of social capital and their possible associations to health
Association between depression and socio-economic status among community-dwelling elderly in Japan
The different effects of vertical social capital and horizontal social capital on dental status
Social capital, income inequality and self-rated health in Chita peninsula, Japan
Barriers to Health Care among the Elderly in Japan
Japan is undergoing a set of health care reforms aimed at cutting rising health care costs and increasing the efficiency of health care delivery. This empirical study used a large-scale community survey on 15,302 elderly people 65 years and older (56.0% women) conducted in seven municipalities in 2006, to reveal clear-cut evidence of barriers to necessary care. The reasons for not getting health care is attributed to health care cost for the elde…
Assessing the association between all-cause mortality and multiple aspects of individual social capital among the older Japanese
Friendship network was a good predictor for all-cause mortality among older Japanese. In contrast, mistrust was associated with lower mortality among women. Studies with social capital indices considering different culture backgrounds are needed
Neighborhood built environment and physical activity of Japanese older adults
Our findings provide mixed support for the association between PA and the characteristics of BE measures, previously used in Western settings. Some characteristics of the neighborhood built environment may facilitate leisure time sports activity, but not increase the total walking time for Japanese older adults
Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan
Association Between Self-Reported Dental Health Status and Onset of Dementia
OBJECTIVES: Studies have shown that people with cognitive impairment have poor dental health. However, the direction of causality remains unknown. This prospective cohort study aimed to determine the association between four self-reported dental health variables and dementia onset in older Japanese people. METHODS: Analysis was conducted on 4425 residents 65 years or older. Four self-reported dental health variables included the number of teeth a…
Place-specific constructs of social capital and their possible associations to health
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Does social capital affect the incidence of functional disability in older Japanese? A prospective population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Recent increases in numbers of older people have been accompanied by increases in those with functional disability. No study has examined the association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability. METHODS: The association between community social capital and the onset of functional disability was examined using data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study, a prospective cohort established in 2003 i…
Does social participation improve self-rated health in the older population? A quasi-experimental intervention study
Social Participation and the Prevention of Functional Disability in Older Japanese
BACKGROUND: We examined the relationship between incident functional disability and social participation from the perspective of number of types of organizations participated in and type of social participation in a prospective cohort study. METHOD: The study was based on the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) Cohort Study data. We followed 13,310 individuals aged 65 years or older for 4 years. Analysis was carried out on 12,951 subject…
Access Disparity and Health Inequality of the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to investigate healthcare access disparity that will cause delayed and unmet healthcare needs for the elderly, and to examine health inequality and healthcare cost burden for the elderly. To produce clear policy applications, this study adapts a modified PRECEDE-PROCEED model for framing theoretical and experimental approaches. Data were collected from a large collection of the Community Tracking Study Household Surve…
Giving social support to outside family may be a desirable buffer against depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Depression is the leading cause of impaired quality of life and burden upon societies. Social supports can buffer against depressive symptoms effectively. The aim of this study is to determine the type of social support to have a positive relationship with depressive symptoms in healthy population. METHODS: 11,869 male and 12,763 female residents within the age range of 65-100 were analyzed cross-sectionally with regard to depressive …
Physical Activity and Cumulative Long-Term Care Cost among Older Japanese Adults
This study aimed to determine the impact of physical activity on the cumulative cost of long-term care insurance (LTCI) services in a cohort of community-dwelling people (65 years and older) in Japan. Using cohort data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) on those who were functionally independent as of 2010/11, we examined differences in the cumulative cost of LTCI services by physical activity. We followed 38,875 participants …
Health disparities and outcomes (15 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Gerontology (12 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Demography (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras)